The Economy Is Going Great

[Independent thinker]

Except for that one, two punch. Americans can't afford anything anymore, particularly rent, and, it is getting worse. Apparently inflation wasn't transitory after all.

The economy was just hit with a one-two punch of bad data

In the fight between the mighty American consumer and the always lurking recession, it hasn’t been much of a contest—until now?

www.yahoo.com

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen walks back transitory inflation claims: 'I regret saying it'

After predicting in 2021 that inflation would be "transitory," U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted her "regret" as "it's lasted longer than" a few weeks or months.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[Oddball]

"Unexpeeeeeectedly"

 

[kyzr]

We all lost $709 a month due to Bidenflation

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/11/economy/inflation-rate-spending/index.html

 

[boevans]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

 

[kyzr]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

You can type lies all day, it's just your lies.

 

[Independent thinker]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

????????????????? You mean the pandemic year?

 

[Orangecat]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

The COVID year?

 

[skye]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

 

[task0778]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

So how come Biden's poll numbers on the economy are averaging at 40% approval according RealClearPolitics?

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/issues

 

[Independent thinker]

So how come Biden's poll numbers on the economy are averaging at 40% approval according RealClearPolitics?

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/issues

It's a messaging problem. Americans just don't understand how damned good things are right now. I wonder why Biden and the left just can't get that message across to Americans?

 

[1srelluc]

It's a messaging problem. Americans just don't understand how damned good things are right now. I wonder why Biden and the left just can't get that message across to Americans?

Tell that to the lower middle class blue collar guy that just maxxed-out his CC buying groceries for his family.

 

[Oddball]

Tell that to the lower middle class blue collar guy that just maxxed-out his CC buying groceries for his family.

You can't go buy a sack of snacks without dropping $25 anymore.

 

[lg325]

Boycott Tyson Foods- According to what I am hearing they are firing American workers and hiring the illegals in New York City at a'' job Fair''. If true it is the last time I buy their products. The economy is rough because of inflation for middle income, lower income and those on fixed incomes.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Boycott Tyson Foods- According to what I am hearing they are firing American workers and hiring the illegals in New York City at a'' job Fair''. If true it is the last time I buy their products. The economy is rough because of inflation for middle income, lower income and those on fixed incomes.

Or we could do something like not let illegals in and deport the ones here. Which is actually one of the few functions the federal government should be doing.

 

[Marener]

Werent you the guys that said we were in a recession in 2022?

 

[elektra]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

by paying record prices for beef and energy, how is that doing better?

 

[elektra]

Gas prices rose 33% in February!

 

[Missouri_Mike]

90% of us are doing better than in Trump's last year.

If 90% of us were doing better bidumb wouldn’t have a 35% approval rate.

 

[elektra]

BEEF PRICES AT A RECORD HIGH

Calf prices reach record high

"Cattle on Feed" report expected to show lower January placements.

www.beefmagazine.com

During the first week of February 2024, 500-pound steers (M/L #1) in Oklahoma posted a new weekly record price of $321.34/cwt., surpassing the previous high of $312.72/cwt. in November 2014

 

[otto105]

????????????????? You mean the pandemic year?

You mean that mild cold COVID the former fuckup ignored.