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Pretty sure he’s mixing up the run down strip mall in Toledo, Ohio with some of the most expensive commercial real estate in the country.
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Happens all the time.
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Happens all the time.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Pretty sure he’s mixing up the run down strip mall in Toledo, Ohio with some of the most expensive commercial real estate in the country.
www.brixmor.com/leasing/reta...
Happens all the time.
www.brixmor.com/leasing/reta...
Happens all the time.
More shoes that tell me that, if anything, the price of shoes has remained remarkably stable over 100 years.
Were some of these Sears catalog (high volume, relatively low quality) better than what you can get today? Quite possibly. But they’re not notably cheaper.
Were some of these Sears catalog (high volume, relatively low quality) better than what you can get today? Quite possibly. But they’re not notably cheaper.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
More shoes that tell me that, if anything, the price of shoes has remained remarkably stable over 100 years.
Were some of these Sears catalog (high volume, relatively low quality) better than what you can get today? Quite possibly. But they’re not notably cheaper.
Were some of these Sears catalog (high volume, relatively low quality) better than what you can get today? Quite possibly. But they’re not notably cheaper.
I’d like to see those advertised shoes dissected, but my hunch is 1925 WalMart shoes are a lot of cardboard, and real work shoes were closer to 200 in 2025 dollars
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’d like to see those advertised shoes dissected, but my hunch is 1925 WalMart shoes are a lot of cardboard, and real work shoes were closer to 200 in 2025 dollars
Those shoes were cheaper than I expected so I went poking around to see if I need to reevaluate my priors.
Found this interesting piece - looks like shoes were wholesaling for $6.15 a pair in 1925 - so probably retail pretty close to what Allen Edmonds cost.
Found this interesting piece - looks like shoes were wholesaling for $6.15 a pair in 1925 - so probably retail pretty close to what Allen Edmonds cost.
Wallaces' Farmer 2 January 1925 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
idnc.library.illinois.edu
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Those shoes were cheaper than I expected so I went poking around to see if I need to reevaluate my priors.
Found this interesting piece - looks like shoes were wholesaling for $6.15 a pair in 1925 - so probably retail pretty close to what Allen Edmonds cost.
Found this interesting piece - looks like shoes were wholesaling for $6.15 a pair in 1925 - so probably retail pretty close to what Allen Edmonds cost.
Yeah, this result is forced by picking 2021 as the zero point and then doing year-over-year calculations against crazy high average hourly wages from 2020, during the height of the pandemic when the labor participation rate was at all time lows.
Its bad analysis
Its bad analysis
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Yeah, this result is forced by picking 2021 as the zero point and then doing year-over-year calculations against crazy high average hourly wages from 2020, during the height of the pandemic when the labor participation rate was at all time lows.
Its bad analysis
Its bad analysis
I think I’ve tracked down the basis of this assertion. Hourly wages went nuts in 2020. This is a result of low wage earners dropping out of the workforce during the pandemic, which paints a misleading picture. Consequently year-over-year stats on change in hourly earnings is highly distorted
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I think I’ve tracked down the basis of this assertion. Hourly wages went nuts in 2020. This is a result of low wage earners dropping out of the workforce during the pandemic, which paints a misleading picture. Consequently year-over-year stats on change in hourly earnings is highly distorted
This is just not true
www.bls.gov/beta/nextgen...
But I’m curious what data source you’re using and how thin you’re slicing it to arrive at this uncited assertion.
www.bls.gov/beta/nextgen...
But I’m curious what data source you’re using and how thin you’re slicing it to arrive at this uncited assertion.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is just not true
www.bls.gov/beta/nextgen...
But I’m curious what data source you’re using and how thin you’re slicing it to arrive at this uncited assertion.
www.bls.gov/beta/nextgen...
But I’m curious what data source you’re using and how thin you’re slicing it to arrive at this uncited assertion.
You may be surprised that I agree with you
I think the question is whether dems should lean into people’s perceptions despite reality or whether they should try to reshape the perception
Problem is, if you pick the former when you’re the incumbent and public perception takes a turn you’re screwed
I think the question is whether dems should lean into people’s perceptions despite reality or whether they should try to reshape the perception
Problem is, if you pick the former when you’re the incumbent and public perception takes a turn you’re screwed
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
You may be surprised that I agree with you
I think the question is whether dems should lean into people’s perceptions despite reality or whether they should try to reshape the perception
Problem is, if you pick the former when you’re the incumbent and public perception takes a turn you’re screwed
I think the question is whether dems should lean into people’s perceptions despite reality or whether they should try to reshape the perception
Problem is, if you pick the former when you’re the incumbent and public perception takes a turn you’re screwed
Yes, most people who felt increasingly financially insecure between 2022 and 2024 were factually wrong.
It’s a mystery to me why we should privilege their feelings over their reality.
It’s a mystery to me why we should privilege their feelings over their reality.
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes, most people who felt increasingly financially insecure between 2022 and 2024 were factually wrong.
It’s a mystery to me why we should privilege their feelings over their reality.
It’s a mystery to me why we should privilege their feelings over their reality.
Now statistics being what they are, there will be people who fall below the median. We should care about that and have social safety nets. But when they’re out numbered by people doing better, we shouldn’t say the economy feels bad. Because it wasn’t.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Now statistics being what they are, there will be people who fall below the median. We should care about that and have social safety nets. But when they’re out numbered by people doing better, we shouldn’t say the economy feels bad. Because it wasn’t.
Here, let me be crystal clear. If someone says “I’m concerned with inflation and things are more expensive” while their earning power is increasing faster than inflation, we should say “shut the fuck up, for you they’re actually getting cheaper.”
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Here, let me be crystal clear. If someone says “I’m concerned with inflation and things are more expensive” while their earning power is increasing faster than inflation, we should say “shut the fuck up, for you they’re actually getting cheaper.”
But it’s worthy of remark that everytime someone says we should talk more about how the economy *is* rather than how it *feels* it’s met with incredible pushback on how actually, it feels real bad
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
But it’s worthy of remark that everytime someone says we should talk more about how the economy *is* rather than how it *feels* it’s met with incredible pushback on how actually, it feels real bad
NOBODY IS SAYING NO ONE IS STRUGGLING
But it is a fact that low income earners were, on average, better off in 2024 than they were in 2018. Does that preclude some low income earner being worse off? Again, no.
But it is a fact that low income earners were, on average, better off in 2024 than they were in 2018. Does that preclude some low income earner being worse off? Again, no.
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NOBODY IS SAYING NO ONE IS STRUGGLING
But it is a fact that low income earners were, on average, better off in 2024 than they were in 2018. Does that preclude some low income earner being worse off? Again, no.
But it is a fact that low income earners were, on average, better off in 2024 than they were in 2018. Does that preclude some low income earner being worse off? Again, no.
The thing is nobody, and I mean nobody, is telling you everything is perfect.
But when the breadsticks are good, you say the breadsticks are good and we should order more of them.
But when the breadsticks are good, you say the breadsticks are good and we should order more of them.
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The thing is nobody, and I mean nobody, is telling you everything is perfect.
But when the breadsticks are good, you say the breadsticks are good and we should order more of them.
But when the breadsticks are good, you say the breadsticks are good and we should order more of them.
It absolutely fucking mattered. Child poverty was down to 4%, the lowest on record. That’s a lot of kids eating a lot of meals.
That’s cynical cuts reversed those gains is a tragedy, but it didn’t cause those meals to become uneaten.
That’s cynical cuts reversed those gains is a tragedy, but it didn’t cause those meals to become uneaten.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It absolutely fucking mattered. Child poverty was down to 4%, the lowest on record. That’s a lot of kids eating a lot of meals.
That’s cynical cuts reversed those gains is a tragedy, but it didn’t cause those meals to become uneaten.
That’s cynical cuts reversed those gains is a tragedy, but it didn’t cause those meals to become uneaten.
Was Biden 100% solely responsible for this? Of course not.
But pumping money into the communities with Covid stimulus was very much a Biden policy.
The absolutism in discussion is crazy pants.
People can say Biden policy was good and not mean that all the world’s problems are solved
But pumping money into the communities with Covid stimulus was very much a Biden policy.
The absolutism in discussion is crazy pants.
People can say Biden policy was good and not mean that all the world’s problems are solved
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Was Biden 100% solely responsible for this? Of course not.
But pumping money into the communities with Covid stimulus was very much a Biden policy.
The absolutism in discussion is crazy pants.
People can say Biden policy was good and not mean that all the world’s problems are solved
But pumping money into the communities with Covid stimulus was very much a Biden policy.
The absolutism in discussion is crazy pants.
People can say Biden policy was good and not mean that all the world’s problems are solved
I mean, yes, that’s the point. Biden policies reversed a 30 year long trend so in the first time in a generation, low income workers’ wages grew at a faster rate than high earners
It’s important to recognize when good things happen and say they’re good. Even if it didn’t solve economic injustice
It’s important to recognize when good things happen and say they’re good. Even if it didn’t solve economic injustice
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I mean, yes, that’s the point. Biden policies reversed a 30 year long trend so in the first time in a generation, low income workers’ wages grew at a faster rate than high earners
It’s important to recognize when good things happen and say they’re good. Even if it didn’t solve economic injustice
It’s important to recognize when good things happen and say they’re good. Even if it didn’t solve economic injustice
Where did you get it, because it’s not in the same link, unless I’m missing it.
Also, if it’s the same chart, then it doesn’t show wealth
Also, if it’s the same chart, then it doesn’t show wealth
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Where did you get it, because it’s not in the same link, unless I’m missing it.
Also, if it’s the same chart, then it doesn’t show wealth
Also, if it’s the same chart, then it doesn’t show wealth
Where is this chart from and what, exactly, do the bars represent.
I’m genuinely interested in what this shows, but am more than a bit skeptical of a chart cropped to remove all identifying information.
I’m genuinely interested in what this shows, but am more than a bit skeptical of a chart cropped to remove all identifying information.
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Where is this chart from and what, exactly, do the bars represent.
I’m genuinely interested in what this shows, but am more than a bit skeptical of a chart cropped to remove all identifying information.
I’m genuinely interested in what this shows, but am more than a bit skeptical of a chart cropped to remove all identifying information.
It’s real wages. It explicitly covers expenses
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It’s real wages. It explicitly covers expenses
One the one hand: I own 15 pairs of shoes, none of which are higher quality than the one pair of work boots a miner owned (debatable) *may* be hedonism treadmill.
But also, if you’re buying 15 pairs of shoes, you’re probably not worried about the compete unavailability of fresh produce in February
But also, if you’re buying 15 pairs of shoes, you’re probably not worried about the compete unavailability of fresh produce in February
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
One the one hand: I own 15 pairs of shoes, none of which are higher quality than the one pair of work boots a miner owned (debatable) *may* be hedonism treadmill.
But also, if you’re buying 15 pairs of shoes, you’re probably not worried about the compete unavailability of fresh produce in February
But also, if you’re buying 15 pairs of shoes, you’re probably not worried about the compete unavailability of fresh produce in February
Real quick, would you rather have your current wardrobe, even if everything is disposable fast fashion, or a high quality wardrobe of: 2 pairs of socks, 4 pairs of undergarments, 1 nice dress, and 2 work dresses, each of which you got to wear for decades.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Real quick, would you rather have your current wardrobe, even if everything is disposable fast fashion, or a high quality wardrobe of: 2 pairs of socks, 4 pairs of undergarments, 1 nice dress, and 2 work dresses, each of which you got to wear for decades.
I’m going to take this as a general “you” rather than a specific, because I’m not doing that, though to be sure this is something that happens
The Biden-era decrease in wealth inequality was a huge policy victory that never got enough attention. But also, it was a brief reversal of long term trends
The Biden-era decrease in wealth inequality was a huge policy victory that never got enough attention. But also, it was a brief reversal of long term trends
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’m going to take this as a general “you” rather than a specific, because I’m not doing that, though to be sure this is something that happens
The Biden-era decrease in wealth inequality was a huge policy victory that never got enough attention. But also, it was a brief reversal of long term trends
The Biden-era decrease in wealth inequality was a huge policy victory that never got enough attention. But also, it was a brief reversal of long term trends
Where is the 15th percentile relative to the 85th percentile as compared to the ‘90s?
Because even though inequality has shrunk since COVID, I think this is a lot of what’s driving the disbelief.
We’ve known for a while that once basic needs are met *relative* wealth drives happiness
Because even though inequality has shrunk since COVID, I think this is a lot of what’s driving the disbelief.
We’ve known for a while that once basic needs are met *relative* wealth drives happiness
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Where is the 15th percentile relative to the 85th percentile as compared to the ‘90s?
Because even though inequality has shrunk since COVID, I think this is a lot of what’s driving the disbelief.
We’ve known for a while that once basic needs are met *relative* wealth drives happiness
Because even though inequality has shrunk since COVID, I think this is a lot of what’s driving the disbelief.
We’ve known for a while that once basic needs are met *relative* wealth drives happiness
I honestly don’t understand what’s hard about this. A core tenant of leftist ideology is that profits disproportionately accrue to the already-wealthy. When that happens the median the standard of living can improve
This doesn’t change if the poor are somewhat better off than they were before.
This doesn’t change if the poor are somewhat better off than they were before.
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I honestly don’t understand what’s hard about this. A core tenant of leftist ideology is that profits disproportionately accrue to the already-wealthy. When that happens the median the standard of living can improve
This doesn’t change if the poor are somewhat better off than they were before.
This doesn’t change if the poor are somewhat better off than they were before.