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by ryathal 1480 days ago
Debtors only benefit from inflation if their pay actually goes up. If you were making $15/hour 1 year ago and still making $15/hour now, you just get fucked.
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This is why the headlines to focus on are the ones not about inflation, but about wage increases and unionization happening right now.

> Consumer spending climbs sharply again — and not just because of inflation > Rising incomes partly cushion Americans against high inflation

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-spending-climbs-s...

But rising wages and the threat of a wage-price spiral and the effect on debts is precisely why the Fed is indicating they're going to crash the economy.