Bingo - schizophrenic. There are some 50% or so that still have the job they had 5+ years ago, and even though there haven’t been real raises, those folks are comfortable. The rest are in total depression. So you still see folks in resturants and such. For many folks things really aren’t that different.
if you are at the same place as 5 years ago and prices are this much higher, you aren’t as comfy as 5 years ago for sure
I heard yesterday that the state employees (TX) retirement fund is going to be making even larger cuts in monthly benefits because it’s no longer profitable. It will be out of money by 2050. But, but Texas was supposed to be growing!!! Think again.