• orcrist@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    The vast majority of Americans are worse off economically than they were before the pandemic. This was in the news just last week. NBC says “good economy” and the people say “pull the other one”.

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      11 months ago

      Well, that may be true, but national economics are not really about anecdotes and individuals. It’s about data and society as a whole.

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        11 months ago

        It’s about numbers as a whole, and the bottom 50% of earners in the US only have 2.6% of the wealth. They can advertise a ‘good economy’ but most of us can’t afford to participate in it.

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          11 months ago

          Which is exactly like it’s always been. But a lot of people seem to think that “getting 45 back” will solve all their economic woes. It won’t. It will just exacerbate inequality.

          People need to look for actual change. Look to Europe for inspiration, for example. There’s a reason behind the saying that to live the American dream, move to Scandinavia.