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Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.

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[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It feels like everyone is struggling to avoid saying the word "recession" because as soon as they do the emperor's clothes will be gone.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I doubt it will be anything so light.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Dems tried to gaslight the public like this last year. Look how that turned out.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.”

So, I know it’s objectively true that the inflationary pressures and USD devaluation happening due to the insane idiocy that governs us now is far worse than anything that happened with Biden, but I’m also darkly amused that the current regime is trying the exact fucking same play that Biden did: ignore data, claim success, shit talk people who refute the party line.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Everything makes sense once you realize "the economy" is actually "rich people's investments".

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

not to say "i told you so" to everyone who voted for trump because they were struggling under biden, but hopefully this is a wakeup call to listen to the people who were saying they'd struggle more under this president than they had been under the last one

[–] beardsley@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

my parents are on the verge of losing the one thing that makes their several medications affordable but their mantra is "don't worry son, things are about to get better."

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

...if you say it 3 times it becomes real...(conservative mantra)

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

It doesn't matter what the people experience. It's just about how Trump and his elite pedophiles feel. They feel things are great.