On TV yesterday, I saw a reporter talking to a group of people who said they were unhappy with the economy. She said to one woman, “Inflation is coming down, wages are up, unemployment is down, and the stock market is doing well.” The woman replied, “Well, I would disagree with that.”
That sums up the facts-don’t-matter situation we have in this country today and is emblematic of H.L. Mencken’s famous line: “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
@johnldeboer If the reporter went 'deeper' I'm thinking the respondent might say....'I'm not benefiting' which is code for 'If I had more money'. There is a ''keeping up with the Joneses' syndrome on steroids since the middle-class has been decimated. Just a thought😍
@ReneeVoiceBrand There’s something to be said for folks who don’t do as well as they think they should even in booming economies. But what got me about that interview was that the woman didn’t say, “But I’m not getting better despite the improving economy.” Instead, she disagreed with those presented stats.
@johnldeboer Aha! Now I understand.