“The economic data have been just surreally good. Even optimists are just stunned,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist @paulkrugman. So why do polls show most Americans don’t think the economy is doing well? “There’s a really profound and peculiar disconnect going on.”
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Replying to @amanpour @paulkrugman
Maybe it's the one in four Americans living with medical debt, rising child poverty and hunger, and millions still carrying crushing college loan debt? Could it possibly be that?

Sep 13, 2023 · 3:59 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
Right. Maybe it's great for people concerned with the stock market. Most of us don't have the money to worry about stocks. We are just trying to pay bills. Electric, gas, water, house, car, groceries, and maybe fast food as a treat, because we aren't out here eating steak and seafood for dinner every night.
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Excuse me, what part of "just surreally good" don't you understand?
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Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
Abolish the stock market
Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
Those sound perfectly good reasons to want to discuss the ethics and laws relating to the definition, distribution, use of economic power in markets to resolve interpersonal conflicts of preferences, allocate resources, but not really to lie about inflation.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
Maybe it's the 3.9 out of 4 Americans who are struggling to afford their rent, groceries, gas or any sort of essentials because the cost of living is out of control.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @Herbwells7 @amanpour @paulkrugman
It’s savings we used to have a savings account even when we were making minimum wages not now not even close I’m from Lahaina have what happened to us happen with no savings the economy is irrelevant
Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
But Marianne, ms. Pelosi’s stock portfolio has never been higher, the economy is surely good?
Replying to @marwilliamson @amanpour @paulkrugman
no it's not It's brain dead MAGA's that love their con man who presents his reality show to them and will trash anything he doesn't like those you cite are real, but that is not what that WSJ poll was addressing