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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 7 months ago (7 children)

The economy is booming, and yet many Americans are still gasping for air financially. They simply don’t have the breathing room to plan beyond their present needs

I have a feeling that the economic news is maybe put of touch with what people are actually dealing with.

At least if you're told it's not doing well you can see space for improvement. But if it's sold as doing well and you're not then you get...well this.

[–] Hildegarde 63 points 7 months ago (5 children)

If the economy is booming and the median american is struggling, your metrics for analyzing the economy are faulty.

[–] freshcow 14 points 7 months ago

Couldn't agree more. "Economy" is just code for rich people's stocks at this point.

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