Woody Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Nice. A new analysis shows that American families are experiencing a diminished standard of living due to high inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week that consumer price inflation in the United States has reached a 6.8% clip — the largest year-over-year rate since June 1982, as well as the sixth straight month in which inflation remained above 5%. On Wednesday, the Penn Wharton Budget Model — a nonpartisan public policy research initiative at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School — found that inflation trends require the typical American household to spend around $3,500 more in 2021 to achieve the same level of consumption as in previous years. The group explained that inflation is having a particularly tangible impact upon less advantaged families: Since higher-income groups had a bigger increase in expenditures in all categories, they also saw a bigger increase in total expenditure. For example, the bottom 20 percent saw their total expenditure go up by $2,064 (under the fixed 2019 bundle) while the top 5 percent saw an increase of $8,326 (under the fixed 2019 bundle). Assuming the fixed 2020 bundle, these increases change to $2,160 and $7,636 respectively. However, because of variation in the composition of consumption bundles, we find that higher-income households had smaller percentage increases in their total expenditure. Higher-income households spent relatively more on services, which experienced the smallest price increases. On the other hand, lower-income households spent relatively more on energy whose prices had large increases. Under the fixed 2019 bundle assumption, the bottom 90 percent saw their consumption expenditure go up by between 6.7 percent to 6.9 percent in 2021. The top 5 percent, on the other hand, saw an increase of 6 percent. Under the fixed 2020 bundle assumption, the bottom 90 percent saw increases of 6.7 percent to 6.9 percent while the top 5 percent saw a 6.1 percent increase. Looking at the 60 to 80 percent quintile, those households saw an increased consumption expenditure of $4,441 (for the 2019 bundle) or $4,351 (for the 2020 bundle), representing an increase of 6.8 percent. Although wages are rising after COVID-19 and the lockdown-induced recession, price levels are rising faster. Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that “real average hourly earnings” — a metric that considers the impact of inflation on purchasing power — fell by 0.4% between October and November. Though nominal average hourly earnings rose by 0.3%, the effects were overshadowed by a 0.8% increase in consumer prices. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations revealed that Americans are bracing for high inflation through the near future: Median one-year-ahead inflation expectations increased to 6.0% from 5.7% in October. Median three-year ahead inflation expectations decreased to 4.0% from 4.2% in both September and October. This is the first decline in the three-year measure since June 2021, and only the second decline since October 2020… Median inflation uncertainty — or the uncertainty expressed regarding future inflation outcomes — increased at both the short- and medium-term horizons, with both reaching new series highs. In alignment with Penn Wharton Budget Model’s findings, the poll also discovered that Americans — especially those with lower incomes — expect to earn less while spending more. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebowflexbody Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Thank you Joe Biden !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc856 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Will there be a COLA in the 405,000$ that the illegals might get? I HOPE SO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Kamala to the rescue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebowflexbody Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Four more years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipKat Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 The entire planet is suffering from inflation caused by this retarded fucking pandemic but must be Joe Biden's fault!..... 1 Quote “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind, never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” Twitter: @HKTheResistance HipKat, on *** other h***, is genuine, unapoli***tically nasty, and w**** his hea** on his ******. jc856 I’ll just forward them to Bridgett. comssvet11 Seek help. soflabillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanBack Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I knew Joe Biden's policies would be mildly harmful at best or extremely deleterious at worst. But to cause global economic destabilization as Hipkat correctly indicated? Will he equal the tyrant FDR's programs that turned a middling recession into a multi- decade depression? Note: this was not stupidity in FDR's part but the start of a plan to shift our mixed economy further toward socialism 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f8ta1ity54 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 6 hours ago, HipKat said: The entire planet is suffering from inflation caused by this retarded fucking pandemic but must be Joe Biden's fault!..... They don't care about American families. These same people are also against a living wage. So what does inflation really matter to them? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebowflexbody Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 hours ago, HipKat said: The entire planet is suffering from inflation caused by this retarded fucking pandemic but must be Joe Biden's fault!..... Apologist. You DO love Senile Joe. Be a man and admit it.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipKat Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 7 hours ago, f8ta1ity54 said: They don't care about American families. These same people are also against a living wage. So what does inflation really matter to them? Nope. WB! Quote “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind, never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” Twitter: @HKTheResistance HipKat, on *** other h***, is genuine, unapoli***tically nasty, and w**** his hea** on his ******. jc856 I’ll just forward them to Bridgett. comssvet11 Seek help. soflabillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipKat Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, Thebowflexbody said: Apologist. You DO love Senile Joe. Be a man and admit it.... Telling the truth doesn't mean loving him, you brainless incel 1 1 Quote “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind, never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” Twitter: @HKTheResistance HipKat, on *** other h***, is genuine, unapoli***tically nasty, and w**** his hea** on his ******. jc856 I’ll just forward them to Bridgett. comssvet11 Seek help. soflabillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebowflexbody Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 13 hours ago, HipKat said: Telling the truth doesn't mean loving him, you brainless incel You're in love with Joe and his shitty Presidency... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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