The key distinction is between nominal wages and real wages. Nominal wages are the dollars on your paycheck. Real wages are what those dollars can actually buy.⁣ ⁣ If prices rise faster than pay, you’re going backwards.

Economists call this diminishing marginal utility. The first dollars change your life. The billionth doesn't. So the argument stops being about consumption and starts being about power.

"If what you want is rate cuts, here's the thing you don't do. You don't go and bomb a country in the Middle East upsetting global energy markets and pushing prices up across the board."

A gas tax holiday talks about 18.4¢ while ignoring the $1.50 problem. That's politics, not policy. And half of it likely goes straight to oil company profits. Congress knows this. Some just hope you don't.

Here’s the thing: debt isn’t exploding tomorrow, but the trajectory matters. If you enter the next war, recession, or pandemic already heavily indebted, you have less room to respond when you actually need it.

Right now, the AI boom mostly shows up as investment: chips, data centers, infrastructure. ⁣ ⁣ The real question is whether those foundations eventually help workers and firms do more with less.

Economics. Explained. Clearly. That's the mission of Platypus Economics. We’re launching today with big ideas, full hearts, and a lot of hope. Join us on our journey to see the world more clearly.

Opportunity cost is Econ 101 with real stakes: the cost of a choice is not just dollars spent, but what you gave up. For war, that means not only destruction, but all the prosperity that never gets a chance to exist.

Two things can be true at once: the U.S. is more energy independent than in the 1970s, and an energy shock can still raise inflation. Independence isn’t immunity.

“He failed to understand the interconnectedness of the world economy.” ⁣ ⁣ That was true in the trade war, and it’s true now.

An ad ends up right on a fan's head during the NHL on ESPN broadcast of Flyers-Hurricanes Game 2. 🏒 📺 😵‍💫 #NHL

Our Volleyball star and recipient of the UKZN Sports Scholarship, Bontle Finger, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Honours in Hydrology.  Well done to Bontle!  #UKZNGrad2026 #UKZN #InspiringGreatness #Inspired2032 #LoveMyUKZN

Check out @wretchedhivecomics.bsky.social #NCBD video review of Seven Wives #1 from @idwpublishing.bsky.social #comics #review

El humor de Kike Pérez siempre es un buen plan. Disfruta de un viernes de muchas risas con su espectáculo "Entradas ProhiVidas".🍿🥳 ⏰22:30 horas https://rtvc.es/television-canaria-apuesta-por-el-humor-este-viernes-con-entradas-prohividas-de-kike-perez-prensa-22-de-mayo-de-2026/

A 100-foot mural honoring late Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker is being installed on a building in downtown Milwaukee. https://tinyurl.com/4tjw8s4a 

Well she is 24 ….

Friedrich Merz hat 2 Gesichter, Katze nur 1 #realtalk #deutschland #bundeskanzler #wahrheit #gerechtigkeit

The Five Boro Bike Tour is like riding through our city with 30,000 friends! Glad to run into these two on the FDR southbound: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & (fellow former comptroller) @liunewyork.bsky.social.

Xie Lusingdan: The Fierce Competitor Taking the Stage #MissGrandAllStar2026 Witness the mesmerizing presence of Xie Lusingdan from China as she captivates the audience with her stunning runway projection and hypnotic charm youtu.be/inPD_xiMoBg #XieLusingdan #RunwayQueen #FashionCompetition

Lights in the sky. Figures in the dark. 11 lives forever changed. The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins story is stranger - and more unsettling - than you think. Hear the truth that official records tried to bury. Geraldine Sutton Stith: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins youtu.be/4k89EvlGW74

#360.2 - Learn a New Language? - JACK&JOZEF - Can AI Replace Language Learning? #ad #fy #fyp #AI #Language #ChatGPT #Claude #Gemini #Grok #Llama #Perplexity #DeepSeek #lifehack #podcast #lifelessons #new #news #media #ironie #absurdisme #weereendag #vandaaginside #TalpaNetwork

I detta nu: samma person ”Hej igen”.

Beg ur pardon Stat Daddy ?

Warum die deutsche Autoindustrie Fahrzeuge fürs Museum aber nicht für die Zukunft baut in 22 Sekunden. Die neue Mercedes S-Klasse hat natürlich immer noch einen Verbrennungsmotor, dafür aber jetzt ernsthaft beheizte Sicherheitsgurte🤦‍♂️

🔃 Oath Keepers live chat, graphic language 3:30 Endless troubles getting help! "DC Not A State"

Dani Martín estrena este viernes su doblete de concierto en el Coliseum de A Coruña. El madrileño emociona el público con canciones de El Canto del Loco. #acoruña #coruña #lacoruña #galicia #quincemil15000

Post-apocalyptic extraction shooter 'Gravebound' challenges players to scavenge loot and survive against rogue machines in a devastated wasteland... Coming soon to Early Access on Steam 💀👇 #indiegame #indiedev

Epstein Survivor woke up on a surgical table.

bunting your sibling :D !! #Bluey #blueyfanart #Fanarts

Biedt politiek Den Haag voldoende steun aan burgemeesters die te maken krijgen met demonstraties rond azc’s in hun gemeente? Volgens Christianne van der Wal worden zij in de storm gezet, terwijl ze juist uitvoering geven aan de Spreidingswet.

Day 3: Glorious Morning Exercise Fitness Trip! #fitness #trip #motivation #challenge #exercise #start #discipline #strengthtraining #upgrade

Stacey Kincaid and Steve Discano are lying to Fairfax County residents. Watch as they get cornered on their refusal to notify ICE, revealing the legal impossibility of their excuses. #FairfaxCounty #ICE #BorderSecurity #VirginiaPolitics

W! The #Canes have done it again in overtime. Tonight, it's Sebastian Aho tipping home an Andrei Svechnikov shot. They take Game 3 by a score of 3-2 and claim a 2-1 series lead. A well-deserved victory after outshooting Montreal 38-12.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT ✨ Presented by @telus Who is Daniel Jebbison, the Preston North End striker looking to secure his spot in this summer's roster? 👀 Here's Kristian Jack with 2 minutes or less on this CanMNT 🇨🇦 forward

Who's going to win? It’s time for some Healthy Competition. We challenged two experts to answer questions about overdose prevention. Play along to see how many you get right and to find out who wins!

2021: This was my first time touching animation in Clip Studio Paint. Titled as A second in disassociating

Poor Sims 4 Pomni 😂 She is not having an easy time!

Michael Tracey claims he's aware of the "humorous undercurrent" of his actions. He then proceeds to "joke" about physically fighting Olivia Julianna while Matt Taibbi laughs.

Trump deve estar morrendo de ciúme. Ver o Xi Jinping receber o Putin com todas essas honras.

Major sidewalk repairs are happening on James Street North through May of this year. This project has been planned for a couple of years now and I’m glad to see it happening. It’s important for sidewalks to be accessible. #HamOnt

In Denville over I-80 yesterday, on that bridge where locals maintain a patriotic/militaristic flag display as a 9/11 memorial. Our messages: "Rage against the regime" & "Medicaid & SNAP cuts kill." Shoutout to the Vietnam Vet who joined us! #VisibilityBrigade

Nonsense #mudrat #halfwayhauntedllc #seeyouintheshadows #paranormal #musicbymudrat

The production of paper cups is inseparable from paper cup machines

stefano spiraling in the closet. meanwhile: ✨ #LCDLF6

In an interview with Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explains how Trump is begging for help from NATO and Gulf allies in opening up the energy-critical Strait of Hormuz. Gas prices continue to skyrocket in the U.S. as the war in Iran drags on.

From @thedreydossier.bsky.social Have you ever heard of the US CLOUD Act? No? It means the US government can demand data from American cloud companies, even when the servers are in another country.

Meiko Satomura damn near decapitating a trainee at the GAEA dojo who repeatedly failed to hit a dropkick to satisfaction 🤼

Congratulations to Cedarcreek Elementary on the grand opening of their Edible #School Yard! This garden will be a chance for students to learn #science, #math and language skills! Happy #learning!

Locusts in Revelation: Is Islam the Prophetic Symbol? Explore the controversial interpretation that the locusts in Revelation could symbolize Islam, and examine the prophetic imagery and its significance in biblical prophecy. Keywords: Locusts in Revelation and Islam

Fantasy Recap: Sabres vs Canadiens (2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd Round) #fantasyhockey #nhl #montrealcanadiens #buffalosabres #stanleycup http://dlvr.it/TSdxP0

Rocket engines are operated at temperatures exceeding the melting point of every metal from which they are constructed — and this is endured every single launch. 🚀

Get @reshare_app • @enzo_carini Morning rain 🤍

8 million people took to the streets yesterday: No Kings We’re saying the same thing in court! We are suing to scrape Trump's name off the building where it was put without Congress’s permission More on @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social 👇

If you've got travel days ahead of you, Audiobook month is the perfect time to carry the stories with you! Try your library's selection of audiobooks like these! #AudiobookMonth #GetListening #TakeStoriesWithYou

Summer plans: Giannis playing soccer... (via FearBuck) #NBA

Donald Trump habla sobre los comicios presidenciales de 2028 y dice que J.D. Vance y Marco Rubio serían "imparables" juntos

Trump Jane Says Jane’s Addiction #Music #MusicSky #NowPlaying @crazy-doggie-lady.bsky.social @crb0628.bsky.social @cyberwench.bsky.social @dalewalls1.bsky.social @danno1130.bsky.social @davelocke.bsky.social @debamcc.bsky.social @debbie156.bsky.social @dentonrg.bsky.social

Playful sand cat kittens~brother and sister Zayn and Ziri got to experience playing on grass for the first time at North Carolina Zoo💛

Although reasons aren’t given this explains what we suspected, both Liv & Dom are being underused, people behind the scenes are aware & clearly there’s been some frustration. Fortunately it looks like moves are afoot to remedy that “soon” 🤞🏻 *sound up!