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High price rhetoric haunts workers and wage talks
A bystander laments rising wages and living costs as meat and farm goods soar, recounting farmers and laborers pressed by wage hikes, inflation, and speculative markets. He recalls examples from government policy, industry leaders, and local life, noting widespread frustration and calls for restraint.
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