Thanks to the Fed, You'll Work More This Year to Keep Last Year's Standard of Living

Thanks to the Fed, You’ll Work More This Year to Keep Last Year’s Standard of Living

Tags: The Fed, Inflation, U.S. History

10/18/2022 Ryan McMaken

This is the “American dream” the Fed has given us: work more jobs and longer hours to keep paying those bills that are now growing at 8 percent per year.

Original Article: “Thanks to the Fed, You’ll Work More This Year to Keep Last Year’s Standard of Living”

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