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Richard Waite
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Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Interested in sustainably feeding 10 billion people by 2050. Likes food, agriculture, land use, nature, numbers & climate solutions. DC-based. www.wri.org/profile/richard-waite
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Hours needed by the average US worker to purchase a week’s worth of groceries in 2024 is now similar to what it was in 2019 pre-COVID and pre-inflation. www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

Chart showing hours of work needed to purchase a week’s worth of groceries Between 3.40-4.10 between 2015 and 2024 Steady decline from 2015 to 2020, big rise 2022-2023, in 2024 back down to 2019 level and well below 2015-19 average
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For the record, non-managerial hourly wages are up 20.3% since January 2021, almost the exact same amount as their grocery price figure.

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Cost of housing? Health insurance? Other forms of insurance? Property taxes & other local taxes? Fines & fees?

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cool, now do rent

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Richard Waite
@waiterich.bsky.social
Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Interested in sustainably feeding 10 billion people by 2050. Likes food, agriculture, land use, nature, numbers & climate solutions. DC-based. www.wri.org/profile/richard-waite
5.2k followers929 following5.4k posts
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