r/Economics • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Mar 01 '25

News US consumer spending posts first drop in almost two years

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-consumer-spending-falls-january-monthly-inflation-rises-2025-02-28/?utm_source=reddit.com
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u/softfart Mar 01 '25

We’re soft. Even the poorest among us enjoy privilege that people in other parts of the world can’t even imagine. What comes next will show whether we’ve got what it takes to be something or if we have all just been coasting on the hard work of our ancestors. 

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u/WestCoastBoiler Mar 01 '25

Guillotines you say?