I was in a Nike store this weekend. I heard a part-time employee say:
Guy: "Man...I'm only here for 25 hours. That barely pays for gas. If gas gets any higher, it wont even be worth it to come in. I'll just quit."
Me: "People gonna flip shit if they can't get to work to pay their bills."
Guy: "Hell yea we are!"
People in the back nod.
I don't travel very far for work, so I never thought how hard inflation is hitting people who travel across town, let alone people who don't get much above minimum wage.
The powder keg leans forward a little further...stock up!
My bring home from my employer is $2000. I commute 30 mile in a car, my husband commutes up to an hour each day depending on where he goes in a newer truck. The downside from living in the country. My gas a month went from roughly $300 a month to now $600. My husband $600 is now $1200. This is 💯 unsustainable.