As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By | Common Dreams
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Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.

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Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.

    • Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      15 days ago

      Not delusional, the people who matter to them are generally doing quite well, so the economy is doing well. Just like the gilded age, where the “economic boom” funneled truck loads of money into the coffers of the vanderbilts, carnegies, clarks, melons, etc., while the average person was struggling under terrible life conditions.