Sharp and sustained economic criticism from Biden's ostensible allies established a narrative of failure that has proved alarmingly resistant to reality.
It’s no surprise Biden doesn’t get credit for “the economy”, it’s because your average American is spending more, getting less, and not seeing the benefit.
You can’t talk about the economy without talking about pocketbook issues and this article bends over backwards to avoid saying anything about that.
The economy currently has an outlier problem where a few very rich people are posting massive gains. As soon as you remove them from the analysis the portrait is a grim picture of austerity and price fixing.
I did, there was zero mention of how food prices went up 9.9% in 2022, another 5% in 2023 and are still going up.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings/
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-prices-and-spending/
It’s no surprise Biden doesn’t get credit for “the economy”, it’s because your average American is spending more, getting less, and not seeing the benefit.
You can’t talk about the economy without talking about pocketbook issues and this article bends over backwards to avoid saying anything about that.
not to mention housing still is unaffordable.
The economy currently has an outlier problem where a few very rich people are posting massive gains. As soon as you remove them from the analysis the portrait is a grim picture of austerity and price fixing.