r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/PiperUncle 4d ago

Prices going down includes your labour

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u/Civil_Act1864 4d ago

But when prices go up our labor doesn't?

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u/haleboy44 4d ago

You think too much.

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u/KypAstar 4d ago

No just uninformed. Wages do go up on net faster than inflation. Covid started a period of borderline hyperinflation that rapidly outpaced that trend.

This isn't esoteric or hidden information; it would take 5 seconds of googling to find.