I think the economy is doing decently in aggregate, but doing either extremely great or extremely bad depending on which specific part of the economy you look a

I think the economy is doing decently in aggregate, but doing either extremely great or extremely bad depending on which specific part of the economy you look at. Kind of like how the US Air Force will tell you there is no such thing as The Average Man. Looking at the securities market (stocks and bonds) they're basically a statistical anomaly with how good they're doing. Inflation is irrelevant with luxury goods and bad with life's necessities. Cost of housing is too high in the metros and reasonable in rural regions. Wages and salaries for the rank and file are stagnant but are going up for management. etc. et al.