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The simpler explanation is that the (well documented) right wing propaganda outlets in the US convinced people that the economy was bad. The poll asked people
by hedora 2y ago
The simpler explanation is that the (well documented) right wing propaganda outlets in the US convinced people that the economy was bad.
The poll asked people for their personal experiences at the micro level, and the respondents said things were great. The macro statistics were also great.
The only negative was people’s perception of the economy.
- djohnston 2y agoAlso the cost of food, the impossibility of affording a home, etc. Not really just "perception" is it?
- readthenotes1 2y agoOr perhaps the well-documented left wing propaganda outlets have you convinced that the economy is good for everyone?
- aliasxneo 2y agoIronic to bring in partisan politics when the article was explicitly talking about how deluded things become when you go down that path.
- pylua 2y agoPeoples financial situation has increased overall, just like mine has. Even though it’s increased and I’m content with the increase I also see that there is less opportunity than there was a few years ago.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago> Peoples financial situation has increased overall, Some people's. Since 2020 our housing doubled. So did our auto insurance. We're housed because my children became adults and added 3 incomes to the household. With 4 typical incomes we make basic bills + afford knock-on expenses like repair and medical bills. We also make just enough money to pay less for many expenses. Something that changed all over: Couples generally can't afford living expenses on 2 typical wages.
- bluescrn 2y agoIf you're earning 6-figure salaries in tech, of course everything seems OK, even if food prices double and the cost of housing gets further out of control. A lot of people had a very different experience when the post-covid inflation hit hard.
- rad_gruchalski 2y agoThe post-covid inflation hit hard everywhere on the planet. It’s not the fault of Democrats.
- dinkumthinkum 2y agoThis is hard to take seriously. As someone else pointed, perhaps the leftist propaganda has convinced you of something false and not the other way round as you. You should talk to some real or go to grocery store, this is just denying basic reality. Even many leftists don’t deny the economic reality, they just like to blame the virus; I mean, which one is it?