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What else would you expect when 4 out of 5 media outlets say the economy is bad?

sosuke 16y ago
I don't just read that it is bad, I see the effects in my environment. It's happening everywhere I look around locally, businesses that have been around for years closing, no raises, no spending and everything that I hear about things going well at the top end just don't seem to be reflected at the bottom.
hga 16y ago
Whether you believe it or not, a large portion if not a majority of the nation believes the MSM is strongly biased to the left. If with a Democratic President and Congressional super-majority, something not seen since 1977, the reported news is this bad, they know it's truly bad. Anyone who's old enough like me to remember the Carter years (1977-80) knows that it's bad (ADDED: especially those of us who remember how poor Carter's relationship with the media was).
joshfinnie 16y ago
I have to agree with you whole-heartedly. I cannot believe that the sensationalist media and its continuing push to make this economy really in a recession. Yes, joblessness is up. Yes, credit is getting harder to come by. I don't think you can honestly find 8 out of 10 people that have been affected enough by this past year or two to honestly say their spending habits is one of someone in a recession. Restaurants are still full on the weekends; amusement parks are still busy with tourists. I just don't get it. Though this is coming from someone who still has a steady job and is not in financial problems due to the current state of the economy. edit: finishing thought.
- hga 16y ago
  How many people do you know are un- or underemployed? (The latter are those not making what they were making despite trying, most especially those not in a full time permanent job but instead working part time, contracting, etc.) For the next step of the discussion, see this remark of mine: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1639188 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1639188

I don't just read that it is bad, I see the effects in my environment. It's happening everywhere I look around locally, businesses that have been around for years closing, no raises, no spending and everything that I hear about things going well at the top end just don't seem to be reflected at the bottom.

hga 16y ago

Whether you believe it or not, a large portion if not a majority of the nation believes the MSM is strongly biased to the left. If with a Democratic President and Congressional super-majority, something not seen since 1977, the reported news is this bad, they know it's truly bad. Anyone who's old enough like me to remember the Carter years (1977-80) knows that it's bad (ADDED: especially those of us who remember how poor Carter's relationship with the media was).

joshfinnie 16y ago

I have to agree with you whole-heartedly. I cannot believe that the sensationalist media and its continuing push to make this economy really in a recession. Yes, joblessness is up. Yes, credit is getting harder to come by. I don't think you can honestly find 8 out of 10 people that have been affected enough by this past year or two to honestly say their spending habits is one of someone in a recession. Restaurants are still full on the weekends; amusement parks are still busy with tourists. I just don't get it. Though this is coming from someone who still has a steady job and is not in financial problems due to the current state of the economy. edit: finishing thought.

hga 16y ago
How many people do you know are un- or underemployed? (The latter are those not making what they were making despite trying, most especially those not in a full time permanent job but instead working part time, contracting, etc.) For the next step of the discussion, see this remark of mine: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1639188 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1639188