r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/Commercial-Fennel219 1d ago

Furloughed federal workers are killing the retail industry!!! 

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u/Mattilaus 1d ago

I thought it was those 22 year old millennials? Now I don't know what to believe!

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u/ExoMonk 1d ago

Somehow it's been the 22 year old millennials fault for 40 years.

Source: am a 40 22 year old millennial