“Imagine you are struggling to pay your grocery bills, and then an economist in the country’s top income bracket comes along and says your hardship is just vibes.”
My take @thenation on how economists’ dismissal of inflation worries contributed to Harris losing the election.
My take @thenation on how economists’ dismissal of inflation worries contributed to Harris losing the election.
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The 1st 2 years of Biden's administration had the global surge in inflation caused by the pandemic. Workers' living standards took a big hit. Gains since have been marginal.
Genocide
Anti-trans
Dick Cheney
Liz Cheney
Fracking
Mass deportation
Both can be can true, that wealth gap has widened and people are richer than they were earlier.
Great point on reaching out to grass roots levels, the way forward.
That perfectly describes Trump's main supporters, like... checks notes ... Elon Musk.
https://bsky.app/profile/mcopelov.bsky.social/post/3ldlmp2rqw22p
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/09/business/republicans-economy-democrats-trump-election/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/business/economy/consumer-sentiment-trump.html
https://bsky.app/profile/mcopelov.bsky.social/post/3lfmwfl47t22j
And he could spread these lies because the dysfunctional media did not refute him.