Also it’s mostly due to comparatively low gas and oil prices. If you don’t have a car, your heating works with gas and because it was a very mild winter you didn’t even need to heat much anyway… it’s basically useless.
And that’s factually not true, because - again - no understanding of economics.
What counts are the real wages. If inflation is 2% and wages rise by 2%, nothing changed.
Real wages dropped due to the high inflation over the last years, but that also turned into higher raises. And over the longer run, 10-20 years, it’s not that bad.
I mean … It’s not shrinking though. It’s still increasing, just at a slower rate.
So the cancer would still be growing, just not as fast. It’s certainly not a remission, as you mentioned.
Also it’s mostly due to comparatively low gas and oil prices. If you don’t have a car, your heating works with gas and because it was a very mild winter you didn’t even need to heat much anyway… it’s basically useless.
Oil and Gas prices going up was also cited as a main driver for the inflation of all sorts of goods, including basic food.
Problem is now “somehow” the prices remain high on these goods whereas the energy prices are back to normal again.
And that’s factually not true, because - again - no understanding of economics.
What counts are the real wages. If inflation is 2% and wages rise by 2%, nothing changed.
Real wages dropped due to the high inflation over the last years, but that also turned into higher raises. And over the longer run, 10-20 years, it’s not that bad.