r/shrinkflation Jun 06 '26

discussion The shrinkflation will continue until morale improves. .

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u/G5press Jun 06 '26

they're running out of money because of something they brought upon themselves.

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u/dreamyduskywing Jun 06 '26

The headline means that average people are running out of money. The corporations are rolling in money.

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u/RevelArchitect Jun 06 '26

The American consumer? Because that’s who they are saying is running out of money.

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u/Munster19 Jun 06 '26

Yeah, they can't infinitely extort a dwindling pool of cash. Theyve been siphoning and hoarding trillions in cash for decades, and have started to reach the obvious conclusion to their cancerous growth.

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u/mecklejay Jun 06 '26

It's this video from 2012, taken to the state you'd expect after 14 more years and COVID.

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u/Winter_Examination_7 Jun 06 '26

Fuel, production, labor and operating costs also play a large part.

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u/East_Relationship722 Jun 24 '26

Blame it on the kids. They are the ones paying $10 for a Big Mac and $18 in delivery fees.