A new Harris poll for The Guardian found that the majority of Americans believe that the U.S. is in a recession. This is patently untrue.� The U.S. is experiencing an ...
They’re asking the wrong question. The question should be who the economy is thriving for? The answer to that question will tell you everything you need to know.
You’re reinforcing my point. The economy has improved for people who were already well off. The people on the low side are getting pinched even harder.
Counter argument. I have also never made this much money. Neither has my boyfriend. We work at a hospital and make decent money. In Oct 2020 we were finally able to get our own apartment. We then moved back in with our old roommate last year. Because we were getting close to being homeless.
People were warning up about the disappearing middle class decades ago. I remember hearing about it in the 90s. And here we are. The wage gap between the top and the bottom has only widened.
They’re asking the wrong question. The question should be who the economy is thriving for? The answer to that question will tell you everything you need to know.
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You’re reinforcing my point. The economy has improved for people who were already well off. The people on the low side are getting pinched even harder.
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A single anecdote is not evidence.
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Counter argument. I have also never made this much money. Neither has my boyfriend. We work at a hospital and make decent money. In Oct 2020 we were finally able to get our own apartment. We then moved back in with our old roommate last year. Because we were getting close to being homeless.
People were warning up about the disappearing middle class decades ago. I remember hearing about it in the 90s. And here we are. The wage gap between the top and the bottom has only widened.
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Person 1: Here’s a thing about the economy
Person 2: My argument is that I am doing fine, so it is fine
Person 3: I would counter that by saying I am not doing fine, so by Person 2’s logic, it is not doing fine, this proving it is not a good argument
Adult conversations aren’t for everyone
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