Posted on 05/01/2024 6:37:22 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Americans have been sour on the economy since President Joe Biden was sworn into office. As we head into an election season that is likely to be a 2020 rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump, voters give Republicans and Trump an edge on economic issues. An April 12-14 poll from Echelon Insights found that 57 percent of all voters somewhat or strongly disapproved of the way Biden is handling the economy, and favored Trump on making the economy work better by 48 percent to 40 percent. That's only a recent example of what surveys have routinely shown: Voters aren't happy with Biden's handling of the economy.
But what exactly are voters disapproving of? What do they mean when they talk about the economy? Therein lies a disconnect between most economic indicators that economists consider — things like GDP, the unemployment rate, job growth and inflation — which are all looking up, and how voters feel. When voters measure economic well-being, they're much more likely to use more personal metrics, such as how easily their family can meet their basic needs. That can be more of a feeling than an exact calculation, and right now, the Biden reelection campaign is battling the general sense that everything has gotten a little bit worse.
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Because you're disconnected.
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There, did I say it politely?
Wow.
Perhaps Ms. Potty Potts should have a word with Katy Tur who understands the economy of Biden better.
They refuse to allow people to see their own reality and continue to attempt to push their narrative in their arrogant belief that the average American is stupid enough to believe their BS.
Because our life savings are now worth much less that in 2019.
Because a visit to the grocery store empties our wallets.
Because gas is above $4 per gallon and cars are much, much more expensive.
Because home prices are through the ceiling and our taxes have increased incredibly.
Duh.
“Potts grew up in Clinton, Arkansas.[3] She graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University. In 2016, she was a New America fellow.[4]”
If a dumb ass reporter would just go to the local diner or hang out and listen to the people they might just get it. The problem is that they are only interested in their own chocolately chocolate chip eater.
Wow. Just wow.
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New America, formerly the New America Foundation, is a liberal think tank in the United States founded in 1999.[2][3][4] It focuses on a range of public policy issues, including national security studies, technology, asset building, health, gender, energy, education, and the economy. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., and Oakland, California.[5] Anne-Marie Slaughter is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the think tank.[6]
The cheapest gas around in my area is $5.00 a gallon, but the better gas which I use is $5.20 a gallon, California. People vote with their pocket books, GDP and that other concept stuff mentioned in article doesn’t matter.
“I’ze don’t know why wez leaving massas house. He been good too uz, he feed us on Saturday, clothes us on Sunday and then beat us on Monday or was it Tuesday. I ‘ze don know, I’ze….”
In other words:
Voters continue to believe their Lying eyes and bank accounts instead of believing the lies and fraudulent statistics about the economy we continue to pus and put out...
Because the ecommunistic bureaucRATs don't consider such irrelevant factors as; food, housing and fuel prices, in their "precise calculations".
ABC CBS MSNBC The New York Times etc ALL lie to cover up for Democrats.
People deal with reality and government deals in manipulated numbers. If there is a disconnect it’s with the government and their media mouthpieces. I just paid $4.59 for a gallon of premium unleaded gas. That price goes directly to Biden and his stupid policies. Next I will go to the store to by groceries that are 2 and 3 times the price they were 4 years ago. The media can take their talking points and stick them in Biden’s ass.
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