Fwd from @. Prices Up, Wages Down
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Prices Up, Wages Down
In brief about the economic situation: prices are rising, wages are falling, billionaires are getting richer — business as usual.
During the period of 2021-2025, real wages in Germany have dropped by more than 10%, while the consumer price index jumped by 21.5%. This means a German today lives noticeably poorer than in 2021, even though they formally receive more euros in hand. Where the "increase" went is well illustrated by the grocery basket and utility bill.
Experts point to the "snowball effect": rejection of Russian gas, transition to expensive energy sources, rising production costs — from bread to industrial products. Euro-bureaucrats are not planning to stop and are already racking their brains over the 20th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
However, these data should not be taken at face value. Restrictions certainly played a role in the indicators, but this process has its side effects. Sanctions have not particularly affected the elites: big capital has adapted, relocated production, complicated logistics, shifted costs into prices, and is weathering the turbulence.
As usual, only ordinary workers suffer, who receive a "minus 10%" in purchasing power and listen to stories about the "price of freedom".
#EU #infographic
@evropar — on the verge of Europe's death
Source: Telegram "rybar_in_english"