According to several prominent economists, the economy isn’t doing so bad. The fact that tens of millions of people are living in chronic despair & trauma, & 81,000 opioid overdoses occurred last year alone, apparently doesn’t impact that. Only a sociopath sees this as acceptable

Feb 10, 2021 · 6:23 PM UTC

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Its the reason so many have removed themselves from contributing to that machine. We got a sneak preview of what it looks like when everything stops. They had to inject 1.5 trillion to keep it afloat in March 2020 and it still sank. Meanwhile people persevere with $1800 bailouts
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Mathematical economists are bad at their job. They treat economics like physics, but people aren’t objects The Austrian economists, who treat economics as a social science that observes human action and choice, agree with you that the economy is in a bad spot
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I have whole heartly agree with you on this one!!
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Unfortunately, a lot of Congress are sociopaths, at heart. Time for mental evaluations as a condition of employment. Empathy should be a virtue, in leadership.
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But Manhattan Real Estate is doing well!
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Sadly there are more sociopaths in this country than I ever realized. My eyes are open and I don’t even want to blink now.
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We need more meaningful, relevant and humane metrics by which to measure the economy.
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Should have been plural - "oligarchs."
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Academic economics is Advanced Ghoul Training.
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The thing is and what these economists don’t account for is the toll all of this is taking and will continue to take. The money is a big help when it’s just really been hard.
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