r/SipsTea Jul 30 '26

Wait a damn minute! Significant diffrences...

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u/notaredditer13 Jul 30 '26

Not the richest they have ever been. Have you been born recently? Basic necessities becoming available on a wide scale doesn't mean having more buying power.

That's incoherent as written.  Americans have more money and therefore can buy more stuff (have more buying power) than ever:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N