On this sub everyone is quick to blame the corporations. They’re not wrong, but in essence, corporations are the arms of the US government. The US government has done nothing but talk in increasing the minimum wage. And whatever number they’ve increased it to has always been behind inflation which means the poor keep getting poorer. Second the US government is in outright war with the American citizen. The head of fed has constantly stated that his objective is to control the wage increases. Even if this is to fight inflation why are the federal government fighting the worker to fight inflation?! A third point worth mentioning is that why is the US government behind on increasing pay even relative to the private sector? Shouldn’t the US government be at the forefront of increasing pay to meet the increasing cost of living?! Last but not least, but underreporting the true inflation numbers the US government is hurting the average American more than anyone. For example, social security pay is tied to inflation.
All in all, the US government is at war with the average American, and the sooner you realize this the sooner things will start to make sense.