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In response to "The reality is that, outside of what the Supreme Court has done, things are pretty good in America right now. -- nm" by Inigo

I'm not sure I'd go around making that statement. Affordability is a huge problem (housing, healthcare, childcare, education) -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 23 '24, 11:29

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inflation was a global phenomenon post-COVID and the US (along with every other metric) has handled it as well or better than any other western nation -- nm - mr mooch Aug 23, 11:35 10
- All well and good, but Harris/Walz have voter's feelings/sentiment to contend with. "These darn prices! Ikr??" is def in the echo chamber. -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 11:57 5
  - inflation is under 3%. Fed is cutting interest rates finally. consumer sentiment jumped as soon as Biden dropped out. none of the behavior is rational -- nm - mr mooch Aug 23, 11:58 4
    - Good thing only rational people vote! -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 12:12
    - That's interesting. Hope you're right -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 12:00 2
      - it's not necessarily a good thing! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 23, 12:03 1
        
        See how dicey it gets! :) -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 12:15
- unfortunately this is a "both things are true" sitch -- nm - rollo Aug 23, 11:48
- it is the perception issue: my groceries cost more, gas is higher. - Epiphany Aug 23, 11:43 2
  - According to one poll I saw, people admit things are okay for themselves, but say they’re bad for other people. -- nm - mara Aug 23, 12:19 1
    - interesting -- nm - Epiphany Aug 23, 13:10
It's been that way even under Trump. We as a country just decided to get mad about it and blame Biden. -- nm - Inigo Aug 23, 11:31

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