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> The real sold and tangible information is that the economy is not demonstrably worse under Biden Disagree. Perception is reality. Full stop. Gas is up 50 ce

> The real sold and tangible information is that the economy is not demonstrably worse under Biden Disagree. Perception is reality. Full stop. Gas is up 50 cents (near me) in the last 6+ months. LinkedIn is a sea of "Open to work". Others are concerned about their future job and AI. Unemployment down? Perhaps. But what quality of jobs? I know of no one who is feeling good and confident about the economy. Sure the coastal elites and their Media partners are pushing the economy is VG+ narrative but that's not even close to perception. I've heard multiple NPR segments where the show host says to a guest, "Why are the voters not on board with the strength of the economy?" I laugh. It's as if she/he never thought about asking actual on-the-streets IRL voters. Why does the narrative have to be controlled and filter through pundits? That's a bad look.

ggm 2y ago
Your language implies some active conspiracy to misrepresent the state of the economy. And, a culture war gap between elites and "real people" Why do you assume hostile intent, and bias against the working poor when it is equally likely that macro economic signals are good, better than under Trump, but that real CPI effects and low wage growth and rent rises affect poorer people disproportionately? My point stands. Belief Trump would have been better for low income and high unemployment communities across America is a fantasy. Biden's time in office has seen more structurally beneficial work on fixing the economy and has substantively helped some people on lower incomes, such as the student debt relief. What's the republican approach to fuel prices? Where is the money coming from to reduce gas costs by 50c and cap rents.. most government initiatives which can do that are exactly opposite to what Trump wants to do. Nobody controls the narrative any more, all we've got is fundamentals like the economic stats. You don't find them comforting? OK, understood. Do you really think any element of them under government control (a key point) would be better under republican Trump led control. Really?

ggm 2y ago

Your language implies some active conspiracy to misrepresent the state of the economy. And, a culture war gap between elites and "real people" Why do you assume hostile intent, and bias against the working poor when it is equally likely that macro economic signals are good, better than under Trump, but that real CPI effects and low wage growth and rent rises affect poorer people disproportionately? My point stands. Belief Trump would have been better for low income and high unemployment communities across America is a fantasy. Biden's time in office has seen more structurally beneficial work on fixing the economy and has substantively helped some people on lower incomes, such as the student debt relief. What's the republican approach to fuel prices? Where is the money coming from to reduce gas costs by 50c and cap rents.. most government initiatives which can do that are exactly opposite to what Trump wants to do. Nobody controls the narrative any more, all we've got is fundamentals like the economic stats. You don't find them comforting? OK, understood. Do you really think any element of them under government control (a key point) would be better under republican Trump led control. Really?