"US satisfaction" surveys don't do a good job of telling us how people feel about their economic well-being, because it is also a survey of social issues, forei

"US satisfaction" surveys don't do a good job of telling us how people feel about their economic well-being, because it is also a survey of social issues, foreign policy, etc. It's a survey of how Americans feel about the government. While important, it's a polluted data-point in the context of income and poverty in the United States, which is the topic at hand here. The personal satisfaction survey captures exactly what we're talking about: how Americans feel about their personal well-being, and that's primarily driven by their personal access to resources/goods/services — in other words, their economic well-being. > Your narrative games don't work on actual intellectuals. Sorry. Not going to touch this, but you might be overestimating the positive effect statements like this have on your argument's credibility.