@recession_core: We used to be able to afford things… food was affordable, gas was affordable, and yes, rent was affordable… 😩😅 The $4.99 buffet was a staple of '90s dining. These budget all-you-can-eat spreads—mostly found at regional Chinese restaurants, local diners, or family chains—offered unlimited pizza, salad bars, or cheap eats to kids and families. economy meme about the recession meme #economy #buffet #gasprices #recession
Recession Core
Region: US
Tuesday 19 May 2026 16:18:23 GMT
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Wrench Dressing :
We knew. we literally watched all of that get ripped away from us
2026-05-20 22:04:13
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Dean :
Oh just wait until they realize it was all artificially inflated and nothing should cost as much as it does today
2026-06-18 01:37:25
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luckyja :
wages were $5-$10/hr though
2026-05-19 23:37:53
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millennial92 :
Biden took this away from us ughhhh
2026-05-21 07:09:03
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ScottKitty1 :
The middle class was once was so strong that regular jobs could afford you a home. Then we stopped taxing the wealthy, and the wealthy rewrote culture and tax code. A person making 200k pays the same into social security as Elon musk.
2026-06-13 17:24:05
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LAZ34 :
then they raised the minimum wage and everything went down hill
2026-06-28 03:19:51
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💋 :
I just saw a studio apartment for $1,500…
2026-06-29 06:09:54
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AGuyThatEatsFood :
2/$1 McDonald's hash browns and $5 subway footlongs..
2026-05-19 16:57:41
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Awptic :
I mean, I’ve had 6 cars, 4 were under 1500 and 2 were under 550
2026-06-30 20:39:29
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kb berry :
this is why raising the minimum wage is only a temporary bandage until wages are outpaced by prices again. something needs to be done about corporate greed by capping how much they can reasonably charge for essential goods and services.
2026-06-30 19:11:59
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bnuotto :
Used car and rents went up most
2026-06-24 04:03:09
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BasedImpreza :
I was a kid around that time. I actually do remember how cheap things used to be, so thank you for reminding me life sucks
2026-06-29 02:27:44
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Risker :
this was still the vibe til like 2013 😮💨😞
2026-05-21 16:49:55
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mrsmythsteadin :
my parents had it good back then
2026-05-21 19:16:12
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MAKAVELI :
The same $600 2 bedroom apartment my parents rented 16 years ago is now $1,400
2026-05-21 06:40:16
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Billiam :
The buffet one I don’t recall they’ve always been like 8+ until recently
2026-05-19 16:35:41
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lexie_hill2 :
Y’all forget some Gen Z was conscious around 2005-2008 and the prices were about the same. We’ve just about given up now bc of the insane inflation
2026-05-27 01:45:14
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comeconn :
Yeah me after finding out my parents could’ve invested and own stuff but chose the other route😅
2026-05-21 02:33:59
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Jamoca :
Gas was always 3 dollars or 4. Never under a dollar in my lifetime I was born 2000
2026-05-19 17:25:51
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gibbygodfree :
my mom bought her first car for $200 and sold it for $300😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐 this was in 1990 btw
2026-06-30 15:07:47
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Mike :
Yeah, I remember those days when I made nine dollars an hour 😂😂
2026-06-21 14:58:26
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Ryan :
Won’t get better anytime soon unfortunately
2026-05-19 23:44:57
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Kage Okami :
so is the car prices the real problem
2026-06-24 17:13:57
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Evan Ahlers :
statistically groceries are more affordable now than almost ever.
2026-05-20 15:50:21
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