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Even when we tell people that everything is great, they don't think it is! (www.politico.com)
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Perhaps most alarming, 7 out of 10 people surveyed believed the economy wasn’t getting better — even after they were explicitly told that inflation had eased and unemployment sat near record lows. That preface, designed specifically to persuade voters to brighten their view of the economy, did not seem to move them.

“When we intentionally put our finger on the scale, and 100 percent of people hear good economic indicators before saying if the economy’s going well for them, we still get walloped,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I love how despite the fact that it's widely known that the unemployment rate isn't just "people without jobs" but rather "people currently on unemployment benefits while they look for work", the idea that a lot of people simply cannot find jobs that provide a sustainable income never comes up in these discussions

It's like walking up to a bunch of people whose houses are on fire and saying "congratulations, fewer houses burned down this year than in the last 200 years combined!"

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

I feel like the analogy would work better if the houses had burned down last year and they were living in a tent next to the smoldering remains.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

I didn't even get my unemployment when I got fired in March. I applied and it got all confusing and they never sent me a dime. Apparently a previous company disputed my firing for some goddamn reason.