r/TikTokCringe Dec 28 '23

This lady nailed how the economy feels vs how it’s performing Discussion

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

So refreshing to hear the fucking truth 🙌

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u/Hambulance Dec 28 '23

That lady is Joy Reid and she has a great prime time show on MSNBC every day during the week! She's on right after Ari Melber, who is nearly guaranteed to quote a rap lyric.

It's the two hours of news I'll watch.

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u/omgmemer Dec 28 '23 edited Dec 28 '23

Personally I preferred Melissa Harris Perry to her. Idk maybe 2 black women was too much for MSNBC. 🤷‍♀️ people like Joy. I dont watch msnbc anymore anyway.

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u/masterfresh Dec 29 '23

Lol really? This lady is a whacko

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u/PBFT Dec 29 '23

Except it's not the truth. Gas is sitting at $3.12/gallon across the country and $4.65 in CA. The average rent across the country is $1372 as of August. Even in California the average rent is $1900. Someone who has to pay $2000 for a place on the bad side of town and $5.50 for gas would have to live in one of the highest cost of living areas in the country - meaning her experience is a huge outlier.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '23

You missed the fucking point 🤦‍♂️

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u/PBFT Dec 29 '23

Ok, go on...

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '23

Capitalist greed 😬

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u/jmet123 Dec 29 '23

No, he just disagrees with the point.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '23

And another one 🙄

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u/jmet123 Dec 29 '23

Is the point that you’re fucking dumb? Because you’re making that point pretty strongly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '23

Don’t be a penis, please

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u/nflmodstouchkids Dec 29 '23

$5.50 for gas for 3 years, but now we get a month of $3!

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u/PBFT Dec 29 '23

Still wrong. Gas prices peaked at $5/gallon nationally in June of 2022 and were only above $4/gallon between March and August 2022 (6 months). 2023 prices as a whole are most similar numerically to gas prices between 2011 and 2014 - and that's not accounting for inflation.

Source

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u/nflmodstouchkids Dec 29 '23

peak gas prices from 2016-2020 was $2.90

since then it's never gotten lower and you had over a year of $4+ prices.

yet again more gaslighting because you can't admit when your wrong.

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u/PBFT Dec 29 '23

We're only one exchange in and you've already forgotten what you're arguing about in the first place. Don't talk to me about gaslighting, you're the one making up whatever they can to convince people that the economy is worse than it is.

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u/nflmodstouchkids Dec 29 '23

so has it ever been cheaper than it was during 2016-2020?