As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable…

Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don’t need food or gas, you’re okay.

“As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Just Jack on March 9, 2026, and this received over 13,000 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad” was posted on Bluesky by Just Jack on March 10, 2026, and this received over 9,600 likes.

“as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad” was posted on Facebook by Codee Yount on March 10, 2026, and this received over 19,500 likes. “As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on May 11, 2026.

X/Twitter
Just Jack
@7Veritas4
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement savings, things aren’t so bad.
4:03 PM · Mar 9, 2026

Facebook
Codee Yount
March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM ·
as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad

Bluesky
Just Jack
‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad.
10:03 AM · Mar 10, 2026

X/Twitter
Earthyy 🌎
@Nostalgic_Earth
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad.
2:51 PM · Mar 10, 2026

X/Twitter
Alyona
@askaya
as long as you don’t need gas, a roof over your head or groceries things aren’t so bad
4:38 PM · Mar 10, 2026

Facebook
Christian Maldonado
March 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM ·
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, or retirement savings things aren’t so bad

X/Twitter
Michelle Leahy Ferreri
@mferreriptbokaw
As long as you don’t need a house, gas, groceries, a job, healthcare or safety, things aren’t so bad.
🤯😣🤷‍♀️
1:21 PM · Mar 13, 2026

X/Twitter
Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad
11:02 PM · Mar 20, 2026
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X/Twitter
Biznitch
@Biznitch1177
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad 😬
7:58 AM · Apr 6, 2026

X/Twitter
Trolling.Canuck
@TrollingCanuck
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries, things aren’t so bad.
5:17 PM · Apr 11, 2026

X/Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or affordable housing and medical care, thinks aren’t so bad.
9:42 PM · May 11, 2026

X/Twitter
Krito🇨🇴 (Monad Arc)
@krito_carde
as long as you don’t need gas or groceries things aren’t so bad.
7:25 PM · May 19, 2026

Bluesky
Michelle
‪@michelleroy78.bsky.social‬
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or healthcare, things aren’t so bad.
9:45 AM · May 21, 2026

X/Twitter
Shannon
@gardengirl125
As long as you don’t need gas or groceries or clean water or healthcare, things aren’t so bad
7:32 PM · May 28, 2026

Bluesky
Theresa McLeod
‪@westtexascatlady.bsky.social‬
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, rent money, healthcare and/or childcare, things aren’t so bad. 😡
9:39 PM · May 31, 2026
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Facebook
All You Can Eat
June 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM ·
😭😭😭
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