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> But 2% GDP growth per year is subpar, and we're trying to make it sound great! Yea, because it is compared to other countries. See the graph immediately afte
by wumeow 2y ago
> But 2% GDP growth per year is subpar, and we're trying to make it sound great!
Yea, because it is compared to other countries. See the graph immediately after the section you quoted.
- marcusverus 2y agoDon't motte-and-bailey me, dude. They're not saying "it's bad but everyone is doing bad", they're saying "we're killing it!" It is intentionally deceptive. > If the United States’ economy were an athlete, right now it would be peak LeBron James. If it were a pop star, it would be peak Taylor Swift. Four years ago, the pandemic temporarily brought much of the world economy to a halt. Since then, America’s economic performance has left other countries in the dust and even broken some of its own records.