The $7 Pretzel Why Your Wage Just Collapsed
About this episode
The episode discusses the decoupling of minimum wage from basic needs, automation in the workforce, and current economic scams.
2026 "Pretzel Economics," where minimum wage value has officially decoupled from basic caloric needs and you can鈥檛 even buy a pretzel after working for one hour. Recent JBS plant closures in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, identified as a pivot toward automation. Also look for the "Cradle Screw" scam currently hitting gas pumps, which prevents transactions from closing and allows scammers to milk your credit card. US government deficit now matching Romania and the M2 money supply trending toward a hyper-inflationary "jump, so prepare now. 馃カ 72 Hour Kit Emergency Food Kit https://rebrand.ly/foodsupply 馃尶 True Leaf Market Heirloom Seeds https://rebrand.ly/seedcollection 鈽曪笍 Support Independent Journalism Buy Us A Double Espresso https://buymeacoffee.com/civilizationcycle 馃攷 SIGN-UP for the Weekly Show Notes https://civilizationcycle.com/
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72 Hour Kit Emergency Food Kit, True Leaf Market Heirloom Seeds, Independent Journalism
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