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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Turning things around, I don't think Jesus is just like Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

They're "getting by" living like our rich neighbors did when I was a kid. Compared to our "middle class" life 50 years ago, middle class now is a life style we could only dream about.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The "law and order" party has become the anarchy party.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I understand how "the economy" is a term that is open to interpretation and its current health can be debated. But the last two points of the original three are pretty straightforward and yet a challenge for many people.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15676201

Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the US is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian. The survey found persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer.

The poll highlighted many misconceptions people have about the economy, including:

  • 55% believe the economy is shrinking, and 56% think the US is experiencing a recession, though the broadest measure of the economy, gross domestic product (GDP), has been growing.

  • 49% believe the S&P 500 stock market index is down for the year, though the index went up about 24% in 2023 and is up more than 12% this year.

  • 49% believe that unemployment is at a 50-year high, though the unemployment rate has been under 4%, a near 50-year low.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They not only "do nothing about it", most of them join in the wrong as they get older. I think it basically comes down to greed and jealousy. Not sure anyone can fix that.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Most interesting to me is that these pissed off folks think this is something new. I remember feeling this way in 1968. And as you get older and realize you're dying, guess what. You have to go through the stages of grief again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. So Many Adjectives!

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Whataboutism at the Supreme Court. We're screwed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As long as you're not ripping up any paper it's not illegal I guess.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Exactly. And ditto on many more instances of these settlements across a wide range of businesses and individuals.

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