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happytoexplain 2 hours ago

Relative to itself. I.e. the QoL for the upper, middle, and poor are each getting worse.

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WalterBright 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> Relative to itself

Then it would be an absolute change, not a relative one.

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happytoexplain 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm speaking colloquially, not statistically. More literally, I mean "absolutely, but also relative to various things." See the parent's reply to you for concrete examples.

	▲	WalterBright an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I asked because if a coworker gets a bigger raise than Bob, then Bob is relatively poorer. But Bob isn't actually poorer.