• Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The fuck metric are they using for the economy??? The billionaires wealth increase? The stock market? Because I can’t afford my rent or to feed my fucking family. Fuck off with your bullshit.

    I don’t blame Biden for it, I blame the orange man. But the economy isn’t an exclamation point that should be used for the average person. The economy fucking sucks. EVERYONE HAS JOBS!!! … Yeah… they have 3 of them… start looking at the purchasing power of that money, not just the dollar amount.

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      3 months ago

      This! This! This!

      Anyone who can afford to invest seems to be doing fine and everyone else is screwed. Rent, bills and the cost of food are out of control.

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        3 months ago

        The weird part is people think the president caused any of that or has the ability to fix it.

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            3 months ago

            He is a politician running for reelection in a tight race. He’s going to claim credit for anything good that happened during his term that voters might possibly believe.

            That’s not even meant as a criticism; it’s just how the game is played.

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        3 months ago

        61% of adults in the US invest - not 1 or 2%.

        Prices on food have been decreasing, and mostly were a result of supermarket chains dialing their profit margin up - look at Kroger and Publix’ YoY profit margin numbers.

        Housing prices are currently seeing downward pressure. The zero interest rate is what blew up the bubble - and we’re now seeing the effects of correcting it back to a normal rate.