>If a bunch of people think the economy's not doing well, that seems like a pretty strong indication that it in-fact is not People radically misreport this stu

>If a bunch of people think the economy's not doing well, that seems like a pretty strong indication that it in-fact is not People radically misreport this stuff for political reasons. "The economy is doing well" numbers will change radically in a week when a different party takes the White House, typically in a purely partisan fashion [1]. The economy didn't get better in that week, it's just that people "feel" differently about things when their preferred (resp. disfavored) candidate takes office. [1] https://news.gallup.com/poll/1609/consumer-views-economy.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1609/consumer-views-economy.asp...