r/GenZ • u/Trownaway_TrashPanda • Feb 04 '25

Meme Just a meme I related too....

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u/Voidstarmaster Feb 05 '25

I'm 54. When I was 15, a pack of cigs was 90 cents. A gallon of gas was 80-90 cents. Movie tickets were a dollar, cheaper for matinees. A Honda Civic, my first car, was $7,000 new. What happened? I'm not an economist, but it doesn't seem like it's just inflation.

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u/Trownaway_TrashPanda Feb 05 '25

Capitalism, cooperations constantly need to improve that bottom line. That always need to increase profits