# Pit thread for Martin\_Hyde {He has been BANNED}

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045 "2022-05-24T22:52:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-thread-for-martin-hyde-he-has-been-banned/965045/1048 "2022-07-17T22:26:24Z")

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> [@Inflation is not currently a menace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflation-is-not-currently-a-menace/955738/148):
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> People are always struggling to survive financially. Right now most people in America are not struggling all that much. Unemployment is low, foreclosures are fairly low, as of June 2022 the household saving rate in America had continued a string of monthly increases. Again, people are always struggling. But looking at aggregate data we aren’t yet in a period of particularly high struggle. High prices are bad, but it appears household budgets are largely able to absorb them. There is no guarante…

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