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A Boring Dystopia

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Consumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

sees title

So how many people are below the poverty line?

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Arizona tea goes up to 3.67 from 99cents and everything gets treated that way, nobody will stay above the line for long.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That's the point.

[–] ampersandcastles@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Oh, wow, suddenly none!

Prices increase as poverty becomes more and more criminalized

[–] pingveno@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

38 million in 2021, according to the Census Bureau.