Posted on 11/25/2023 3:09:04 PM PST by Libloather
The Atlantic went to bat for President Biden, publishing a piece Wednesday titled "Why Americans Hate a Good Economy" as his polling continues to show overwhelming disapproval.
The article began by citing a recent Financial Times poll showing the majority of voters saying they are financially worse under Biden "despite some objective positive measures" like 3.9% unemployment, an unchanged consumer price index and a drop in "wage inequality."
Staff writer Jerusalem Demsas attempted to explain what she viewed as the disconnect between Americans' perception of the economy versus the economy itself, highlighting "seven possible explanations."
The first is "People need a second to adjust," reflecting that the country is still bouncing back from the COVID pandemic followed by the spike in inflation.
"Although price jumps are leveling off, it’s important to appreciate that economic conditions changed really fast in both directions, and people may need time to register what’s going on," Demsas wrote. "Even if respondents think conditions are improving, they’re rating the Joe Biden Economy based on the past two years, not just last month, and their perceptions may be baked in."
The second reason, Demsas conceded, is that "inflation is just really that bad," writing "If someone has a good-paying job in an inflationary environment, they may tell a pollster that they’re doing well—but the economy is doing poorly."
The third explanation is that "expectations are high."
"During the pandemic, the federal government provided Americans unprecedented support. It stopped evictions; it dropped thousands of dollars into personal bank accounts; it paused student-loan repayments; it gave aid to unemployed workers; it provided tax breaks to parents of young children, and billions in aid to state and local governments. In doing so, the government may have raised expectations for what a ‘good economy’ is supposed to feel like," Demsas wrote.
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What a pant load.
I don’t know anyone who thinks Joe is anything but a senile puppet.
They probably do hire someone to do their shopping. There has been a boom in services like Shipt™ in the psst few years.
While at my local VA hospital the other day I noticed a table had several issues of ‘The Atlantic’ nicely arranged on it. Nicely because it was obvious no veterans touched them since someone put them there.
They USED to have ‘American Rifleman’ all over but they’ve been gone since the usurpers stole the election. Shame.
Joe is heading a great economy? For whom? China?
Why should they, when they know we'll pay them to entertain us regardless of what they do?
Cut the cord and stop funding them.
The Atlantic: Making the New York Times look conservative! 🤓
The Atlantic is another of the media security blankets for the left. When the emotion driven & unstable lefties need reassurance that the bs they’ve believed and been fed all their lives is challenged by facts and reality, they can turn to these outlets for reassurance that the fantasy is real and they are ok. Once reassured, they can then avoid the unpleasantness of the truth.
A winner A+
yes or the old “it’s the economy stupid”
I thought I had seen ludicrous articles before, but this takes the cake.
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