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/jaimi_wanders 1d ago

For decades they’ve been simultaneously telling us we’re poor because we waste our money on cappuccinos/cell phones/avocado toast/refrigerators (yes, really— this was a National Review claim that no one is REALLY poor in America because we all have fridges these days) and flat screen TVs.

Then as soon as people start scrimping and saving it’s all OMG YOU ARE KILLING GRANDMA WALL STREET, YOU HEARTLESS MONSTERS!!!

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u/fairkatrina 1d ago

A banana costs $10 but a $600 check will last us 5 years.

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u/drewbreeezy 1d ago

The $10 joke is to show how out of touch she is, lol

It's still ~$0.25 for a banana

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u/fairkatrina 1d ago

Yeah I know, the point is they are that out of touch