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  • Three_Magpies [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    What if someone doesn't have debt? What if inflation just means they're paying 20% more for groceries and 20% more for rent and 50% more for gasoline? What about those who are on a fixed income?

    Inflation is a real problem from my perspective, although I'm glad if it leads to student loans being easier to pay off.

      • Three_Magpies [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        It's difficult to pin down exact numbers.

        according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2018 Planning & Progress Study, which also reports that “fewer people said they carry ‘no debt’ this year compared to 2017 (23 percent vs. 27 percent).”

        ( https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/20/how-much-debt-americans-have-at-every-age.html )

        A website called shift processing seems to agree with these numbers, saying:

        8 in 10 Americans have some form of consumer debt, and the average debt in America is $38,000 not including mortgage debt

        https://shiftprocessing.com/american-debt/

        So you definitely have a point that most people have debts

    • steve5487 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      It's bad for some people good for others. Same as a lack of inflation. Inflation helps exports but harms imports.