Cost of Living Epidemic - Inflation is Crushing Gen X, Millennials, & Gen Z

[@radgraham]

How is the current inflation working out for you?

[@UnseemlyGenie00]

Homeless

[@jacktastick]

We are all struggling so the old people can live in luxury.

[@edmondgreen7970]

Yep. Boomers are the worst thing to happen to the entire world, not just America

[@sojjordan7886]

exactly; my father and mother see no issues. because they have millions of dollars but they were school teachers. its all about playing the stupid system that their parents made to work for them. Our parents do not care about us. They are the worst generation in the USA.

[@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes]

Half the old people live in misery.

[@jacktastick]

@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes youre kidding, right? I live in a major city, and 99% of the people in middle-class homes are senior citizens. I work for a luxury service company, and 99% of my customer base is old people. It's sad. There are no family neighborhoods anymore.

[@jacktastick]

@sojjordan7886 the greediest generation. The same generation that put their parents in retirement homes now treats the whole world like their personal retirement home.

[@joeswanson733]

you had a wife and kid at age 19 with a house and car... and you had savings... in 1994....you are a hero

[@geelee2964]

A chicken chalupa supreme is $6 with some change. We officially can’t even eat unhealthy now 😂

[@radgraham]

@@geelee2964 😆🤣I remember when the Taco Bell soft tacos were .49 cents each on Saturday nights.

[@GEN-X_POV]

The opening salvo . . . uh, I mean video you showed really hit the nail on the head to illustrate the current rate of inflation. It is absolutely insane that my wife and I make as much as we do combined and yet we still feel like we are living paycheck-to-paycheck. THIS is why elections matter and have consequences when we get it wrong.

[@radgraham]

@@GEN-X_POV as we used to say in the 80s...Word Up!🤙

[@krunchyapples]

Well you have your chance to rectify it with your vote in a month

[@divinelyindifferent]

If companies won’t offer better pay or benefits (or even hire), then let robots take over. We’re done working for devalued money that feels like board game cash in this inflated market. Employers' money doesn’t motivate anymore-let the robots do it all. Work just isn’t worth the squeeze anymore. According to the latest stats, many Americans are now officially paying to work-crazy as it seems. They’re going into debt because their pay isn’t covering basic expenses, such as housing, GAS, and food.

[@radgraham]

@hardship2hustle can't disagree. Which is my many want to work remote now. Saves more money and less stress of having to drive into an office 🤙

[@DC-wo2yb]

What's the gameplan when your parents kick the can and you have no one to take care of you? Are you banking on there being Sewyside booths like in Futurama? Being homeless and begging for resources on the streets is a lot more work than actually working and living check to check.

[@divinelyindifferent]

@@DC-wo2yb Companies accumulate massive wealth by leveraging human labor and then automating tasks. Bill Gates' proposal to tax corporations for automation (dubbed the "robot tax") could help fund Universal Basic Income (UBI). While some enjoy working, I support initiatives that allow people to pursue creative interests without needing traditional jobs. Ambitious individuals will still work, but survival won't depend on it in a world increasingly automated. As companies automate, we’ll adapt-that’s what humans do. Millions of Americans have already left the workforce, and UBI could provide support, offering them a chance for personal growth. These folks are labeled as "discouraged workers" in gov't stats. On top of those who have already exited, some recently unemployed workers are reportedly applying for the minimum job openings needed to maintain unemployment benefits, avoiding (ghost jobs by) companies with toxic practices that they've uncovered. Meanwhile, skilled workers still employed are "offshoring" their talents to foreign companies and embracing remote work-a positive trend. We’re tired of working for devalued wages that feel like Monopoly money in this inflated market, especially in toxic work environments. Employers' money no longer motivates-*let* the robots take over. It's time.

[@divinelyindifferent]

@@DC-wo2yb Companies accumulate massive wealth by leveraging human labor and then automating tasks. Bill Gates' proposal to tax corporations for automation (dubbed the "robot tax") could help fund Universal Basic Income (UBI). While some enjoy working, I support initiatives that allow people to pursue creative interests without needing traditional jobs. Ambitious individuals will still work, but survival won't depend on it in a world increasingly automated. As companies automate, we’ll adapt-that’s what humans do. Millions of Americans have already left the workforce, and UBI could provide support, offering them a chance for personal growth. These folks are labeled as "discouraged workers" in gov't stats. On top of those who have already exited, some recently unemployed workers are reportedly applying for the minimum job openings needed to maintain unemployment benefits, avoiding (ghost jobs by) companies with toxic practices that they've discovered. Meanwhile, skilled workers still employed are "offshoring" their talents to foreign companies and embracing remote work-a positive trend. We’re tired of working for devalued wages that feel like Monopoly money in this inflated market, especially in toxic work environments. Employers' money no longer motivates-*let* the robots take over. It's time.

[@Michael-dk5if]

Great stuff!! Keep it up 👍!!

[@aeromission9333]

Inflation in a nutshell. I was 200 lbs in 2020 and gained 10lbs a year, now in 2024 I am 240lbs. Every year I am getting fatter, and, in the end, I would need to lose the 40lbs to get back to my starting weight, this folks is where we are at, even if I lose 10lbs I am still 30lbs heavier than when I started. Unfortunately, Inflation is still increasing albeit slower, but it would be like me putting down the doughnut only to pick up a cookie....

[@radgraham]

@aeromission9333 😆🤣🤘great analogy

[@jasondavis4179]

It shouldn’t be a crushing loss for Gen X, they were in perfect position when the housing market collapsed in 05. They had the time and conditions to set up a nest egg prior to recent conditions unlike millennials

[@DC-wo2yb]

We need someone in leadership to present some solutions. We're going to have to adapt. We're only screwed if we keep trying to maintain the same system and way of living. At this rate civil unrest and martial law are less than a decade away - maybe less than 5 years away. When too large of a percent of the population can't buy food and is scavenging on the streets and committing crimes for survival. Something has to change, right? Or is The Walking Dead / Mad Max life just going to be how it is forever.

[@edmondgreen7970]

Not gonna lie, I could get down with some Mad Max stuff. Sure I may flame out quickly but as they say, I LIVE, I DIE, I LIVE AGAIN!!!

[@happyhovsehomestead5354]

Don’t forget the 1k a month for health insurance. And if you want life insurance or utilities (garbage and sewer) that’s another 1500. Out of your pocket.

[@radgraham]

@@happyhovsehomestead5354 yep.

[@radgraham]

@happyhovsehomestead5354 at that point in time I worked for a county hospital and got free health insurance so that helped a ton🤙

[@TheMrPhiladelphia]

Not necessary inflation that’s just the way the countries going from here on out, people thinking thing will get better nope this is real life

[@radgraham]

@TheMrPhiladelphia yep it's staying unfortunately.

[@MrEditor6000]

People got ahead during the Trump administration. Now that the same old shit is back in power, they are clawing back that prosperity you thought you deserved, since how you vote has consequences.

[@radgraham]

@@MrEditor6000 it does. Thanks for commenting 🤙

[@Challenge_Jackson]

I was always a bit on the fence about inflation being out of control, I wasn't noticing a huge difference (probs because I barely spend anything and most activities I do are free) then I went to buy new carpets to replace the ones I'd had for 12 years and turns out they were FOUR TIMES the price, I was like, no no this can't be right, she started listing everything that's tripled in price over the last 10 years 😨 That's when it really hit hard 😩

[@radgraham]

Yep, just like me. It took me a while to realize the money I freed up from my truck payment was just gone. Disappeared 😆 😪😢

[@mortenovergaard7397]

@@radgrahamthe question is, why are prices rising that much? Corporate collusion? Other factors?

[@edmondgreen7970]

@@mortenovergaard7397 in the past five or so years we printed TRILLIONS of $$$. I think we're close to 30 trillion now. The more of it there is, the less it's worth. It'll cave in soon and that's gonna be PAINFUL

[@radgraham]

@mortenovergaard7397 politicians in my opinion. Too much government spending and lobbyists

[@krunchyapples]

Government spending, wide open southern border, and piss poor economic policies

[@williamburg2735]

That feature is going to disappear soon as that clip goes viral 😮

[@ZealothXyven]

"Investing" Ah, the gambler mentality. "Please, please oh please, I swear if you give me your money, I swear I'll magically grow, and I'll definitely give it back, please give me your money." Never have I ever had anything happen to my money except lose it when I've tried "investments" in the stock market. Its literally just gambling and losing your money, a worthless endeavor advised by twisted and gambling addicted people.

[@dannygutierrez9929]

Here we go with 1 person being the reason you pay a dollar more for a gas guzzler car 😑

[@michaellalanae7228]

The sky is blue please prepare for the video where I talk about it for an hour and give testimonials from different people even stupid ones that pretty much say the same thing and live with Thier parents even though they are fourty,

[@paleale8400]

how? print money give it to inmigrants and ukraine.😂

[@radgraham]

@paleale8400 sounds about right, unfortunately.

[@edmondgreen7970]

and yet they claim they ran out of money for hurrican victims. I misspelled that.

[@radgraham]

@@edmondgreen7970 exactly 💯

[@SpyCrew1212]

gave $750 for relief. so sad

[@PRISMSHOWERS_P]

@@SpyCrew1212 And some didn't even qualify.. how sad is that?

[@YHWHELOHIYM]

Voting democrat has consequences. Problem is we all suffer and in the end only a compete collapse can fix it after decades of depression. Deflation is much worse than inflation. Its getting scary.

[@radgraham]

@@YHWHELOHIYM the next 10 years in America will be interesting.