Despite high inflation, Americans are spending like crazy – and it's kind of puzzling.
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/25/1159284378/economy-inflation-recession-consumer-spending-interest-rates

@ohio_cyn they talk like we disabled seniors got money to burn on our last raise. It was roughly nine cents on the dollar. Food prices raised 100 percent. Gas is still over 4.00 a gallon. We are actually poorer this year.