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asfdgionoinoon U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected

Unemployment is way down, real wages are up even compared to before Covid-19, and inflation is back to normal levels.

The large majority of people are doing well. When people say the economy sucks they are largely not talking about their own economic situation. Most people believe that they, personally, are doing well, but that some nebulous "the economy" is doing badly. We have a nation of thriving people who believe everything is falling apart.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/opinion/economy-inflation...

asfdgionoinoon U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected

When every single objective fact contradicts people's feelings, it isn't the universe that's wrong.

Remember: the nation's largest propaganda machine is dedicated to making people believe the economy is in shambles, because a booming economy fueled by government spending in green energy and protecting families falsifies their ideology.