Comic #6704: inflation-2

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Panel 1:

• Text: "Lately the price of everything but commodities has been skyrocketing."
• Cartoon Character: "It sucks, right?"
• Another Character: "It's the greatest thing in history."

Panel 2:

• Cartoon Character: "Ten years ago, if I skipped my morning coffee, after a few years I could save a high percentage of a mortgage downpayment."
• Another Character (in a pink shirt): "Now? I could skip a gigantic designer coffee drink every morning for the rest of my life and it wouldn't make a microscopic dent in the cost of healthcare, education, or housing."

Panel 3:

• Cartoon Character: "Long-term investment is off the table, baby! I am free to binge on minor luxuries!"
• Another Character: "Here's your caramel chocolate mint gold-leaf supreme-accino, sir."

Panel 4:

• Cartoon Character: "Bless you! Inflation! Bless you!"

Comic Source:

• URL: smbc-comics.com

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