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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean I'm not attacking people with lower means, but this is the stupidest plan ever. Also, as a high income earner, I love how this signifies that I'm not affected by inflation, when I certainly am. My groceries are up 10-20% too, just like everyone else's. What is the government doing about that?

I wish they'd take these millions or billions, and set up a consumer protection bureau, instead of giving people a few hundred bucks, which isn't going to fix the problem or really do much. If anything, it's behavior that just leads to more inflation. the Liberals are just as bad as the conservatives, won't go after the real problem, because it would involve attacking their bros.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My groceries are up 10-20% too, just like everyone else’s.

I wish! I've had to stop buying several staple foods because prices went up 35-70% in some cases.

And to add insult to injury, packages got smaller, so I'd have to buy double to feed the same number of people (and pay more per package!).

Not only do I think that grocery stores should be forced to refund "excessive profits", but they should be heavily fined and someone up top should spend time in jail for stealing from the public.

EDIT: spelling

[–] Woofcat@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago

This is an insane idea.