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micromacrofoot on Dec 17, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation

I mean alright but even if you pay $1,200 every other year for a new phone... that was never enough to cover rent anyway.

Some people are probably blowing $1,200 a month on stuff they don't need... but it certainly isn't the source of widespread income inequality.

handrous on Dec 17, 2021 [–]

Besides, given how necessary cell phones are now, perhaps especially for the low-income, spending a little more for one that works really well and is very reliable isn't crazy.

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