LOL, ok there's a few factors at play here.
1: most Americans don't even understand what the economy IS. when you ask them about the economy, they're going to answer w/r/t their personal finances. which, for most Americans, suck.
2: stop looking at the stock market. the stock market has zero to do with how people are faring economically. most Americans don't even own stock.
except when a Republican is in the White House, he actually fucks up the economy. like, empirically. historically. Republican presidents are bad for the economy.
because Republicans don't argue in good faith. they aren't honest about anything. Republicans are spamming social media with shit like "WE WERE BETTER OFF UNDER TRUMP" purely because the guy they liked was in charge. purely because he pissed off people they don't like. they would gladly be rounded up and executed by Trump and they would claim they're better off for it purely because it would upset people they don't like.
US: capitalism sucks
NYT: you silly zoomers with your tick-tocks, the economy is doing great! your negative memes are fucking up the vibe!
what, to keep Americans in? because nobody's going to make it all the way to Canada just to turn around and try to sneak into this hellhole.
Canada and Mexico both have strict gun laws. the guns used by criminals in those countries are coming FROM THE US. if we passed strict gun laws as well, we cut off the entire supply. and that's how we achieve a result like Australia's.
pretty sure "cruel and unusual punishment" includes UNTESTED execution methods?!
isn't this because NH isn't supposed to be having their primary first? they should be telling voters not to vote at all. if NH isn't going to follow the party rules on the primary schedule, they don't get any delegates.
I think Republicans are honest in a backwards way. Their accusations are confessions.
@dietotaku Yup. I've been present, and can confirm.
@dietotaku both these things are on a spectrum. "Most" is false in #1. It's also untrue for #2. Some 58% of Americans own stock directly or in retirement funds. You're right though that at any given moment in time, Wall St doesn't really affect the common person (it does more for retirees).
@dietotaku notice that the percentage of people who say their personal finances are ok or better is well over 50% for all political stripes. Republicans however have a dim view of the country's economy which can be explained by the negative drumbeat in all sorts of media, including the NYT.
@hallmarc as the NYT poll showed, Republicans' view of the economy contrasting with their personal fortunes is entirely political. "my guy's not in charge, so everything sucks." they could be filing for bankruptcy and they'd say the economy is great if a Republican was in the White House. it's all propaganda for them.
@hallmarc that poll doesn't specify whether 2023 was a bad year financially or in other personal ways. like, 2023 wasn't a bad year for me personally, but I'm still poor as shit.
also, "or in retirement funds" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, since people aren't directly picking those stocks or immediately benefiting when it does well. I'd still say the majority of Americans aren't "stockholders" in the traditional sense.
@dietotaku Thank you.
yeah, MY MONEY. holy shit what a groundbreaking revelation, give me my Nobel prize in economics now