I’m no fortune teller, BUT I know how inflation works, AND I know a tweet that will NOT age well…

CNBC claimed on Twitter that there is a silver lining to… wait for it… inflation?

Yep, they went there.

Not only did they compliment inflation and give it an “upside,” but they also said that the “silver lining” to inflation is “higher salaries.” Check it out:

Inflation’s silver lining: higher salaries https://t.co/DmXuzKlX8z
— CNBC (@CNBC) July 8, 2021

I’m just STUNNED that there’s ZERO fact check on this!

This is what CNBC lists as their description on Google: “CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.”

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, and WRONG.

Logic would show that when inflation happens, prices rise. When prices rise, so do salaries. So……

IF THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF PEOPLE MAKE MORE MONEY.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Since I can’t SHOW you how much this makes me mad, I’ll show you a meme that made me less mad because AT LEAST I could point and laugh.

pic.twitter.com/jCQXb22PQw
— Javier Altman (@javieraltman) July 8, 2021

If that wasn’t good enough, enjoy some other responses that are too good not to share:

Oh for sure. Personally, I look forward to eventually making One Hundred Trillion Dollars per annum. pic.twitter.com/9BgxZoum5V
— Abhi Mandhana (@mandhana_abhi) July 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/thejtlewis/status/1413201356719017986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1413201356719017986%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Fi-dont-think-cnbc-understands-economics

Great news: We will now pay you $500,000.

Also, a pack of gum now costs $25,000
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) July 8, 2021

i love inflation look how big my paycheck is! there’s no way this could turn bad! pic.twitter.com/wg4qucDGdp
— john 🟣🏴 (@revjohn22) July 8, 2021

CNBC, if you are reading this (and for those who want to know about inflation), here’s a refresher from PragerU: