• brlemworld@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Whenever I hear the economy is doing well I generally just think that they mean the stock market is doing well. The economy of the working class’s standard of living, health, and persuit of happiness is awful.

    • theneverfox@pawb.social
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      8 months ago

      That’s such a naive bleeding heart take. If you look at the numbers, every American is making more than ever on average.

      So problem solved, we’re killing it. No need for a second metric or to think about the implications of that statement any further.