<p>Time for another installment of "Ivan Answers the Question in the Header Without Reading the Text"!</p><p>This "gem" of journalism from USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/05/american-spending-finances/78059694007/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/money/2025/</span><span class="invisible">02/05/american-spending-finances/78059694007/</span></a> asks us:</p><p>"Americans are worried about money. So why are they spending more than ever?"</p><p>They're spending more because everything is more expensive (duh!) And *that's* why they're worried (duh!!).</p><p>Don't confuse the cause with the effect.</p>
