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19. Not the worst in my 59 years, but a really bad combo

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 12:13 PM

11 hrs ago

Of consumer inflation (especially food ACROSS the board) and jobs.

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I'm 55. This is the worst economy i've ever seen. [View all] Imallin4Joe 13 hrs ago OP

$8.00 for a pound of ground beef at my local Kroger, $9.00 for ground chuck. bearsfootball516 13 hrs ago #1

My part of the country was worse in the 1980s but that said dsc 13 hrs ago #2

With ya.. I grew up in the 80's and remember Reagenomics all too well.. Imallin4Joe 13 hrs ago #7

Eating out for two at a crappy place is now 30-50 bucks dalton99a 13 hrs ago #3

Brunch for 3 on Sunday was $83. plus tip, $99. mnhtnbb 13 hrs ago #5

Consumer Sentiment index at a record low Strelnikov_ 13 hrs ago #4

And trending down further dalton99a 13 hrs ago #8

If that graph was flying a jet.. Imallin4Joe 12 hrs ago #12

Nope, I fully remember high interest rates and inflation.. Imallin4Joe 13 hrs ago #10

The impact on you seems to have faded with the passage of time Fiendish Thingy 12 hrs ago #11

And let's not forget the gas shortages Bobstandard 12 hrs ago #16

world economies are in a complete mess samsingh 13 hrs ago #9

Meh. You were around for the late 80's That was plenty ugly, but you Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 10 hrs ago #22

Well Timewas 11 hrs ago #18

Not the worst in my 59 years, but a really bad combo JCMach1 11 hrs ago #19

It's going to get bad, very bad Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #21

The Supreme Court rulled against his tariffs. spanone 10 hrs ago #23