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A new poll found more Americans are unhappy with Donald Trump's stances on the economy and cost of living, with almost twice as many saying the president has helped raise prices rather than lowering them.

In a Yahoo/YouGov poll conducted Nov. 21-24, 49% of respondents said Trump's actions since taking office for his second term in January have raised prices instead of cutting them. That's a nearly two-to-one ratio to the 24% who said he's done more to lower costs.

The survey also found more Americans (38%) blame Trump for inflation than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden (31%), despite the now-president campaigning on the economy during his successful 2024 presidential bid.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Welcome to the pedoeconomy.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

He endorses the self enrichment of the capitalist class. Their self enrichment is nothing but blood money at this point. Logically him and all his policies are just free game on looting American families by any means necessary without ethical government regulation. The lack of ethics and accountability has been bad for a long time already in this country but now it’s gloves off. We either revolt or end up in a pedo-tech bro feudal dictatorship as serfs who they allow to live as long as we’re useful.

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 79 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

So nothing’s changed. Still 1/3 of the country accepts this man’s lies eagerly

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

The absolute floor is maybe, maybe 22%. That's the cult that will always follow him.

  • Hiding Epstein files
  • No affordability

And what's sitting on the edge right now

  • New useless (for working class Americans) invasion of a third world country

I would guess the polls are written with some bias in questioning and we hit an absolute low in polling of just under 30% if we have direct air "support" in Venezuela. If he dares to actually put boots on the ground there officially then no poll phrasing can keep him above 25%.

Another drop would be a public support of Israel (apart from maybe with Iran as that's for some reason ok with Americans). But any large news story of Israel acting hostile to its neighbors enough that even the New York Times has to report it, well, shits quiet in Israel for a reason right now. Trump doesn't want to lose more favor with the MTG portion of his party that are on the right side of history for all the wrong reasons.

Edit: not to say Israel isn't continuing genocide and settlement expansion. It is. But it's being careful to not hit the point that liberal media would be forced to report it. The recent execution video in the west bank was apparently not enough for the western media to care.

[–] zenitsu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The clown still having a ~39% approval rating is absolutely insane

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I don’t believe it. There’s no real polling data that’s been released that substantiates any of this.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 21 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Well his whole campaign was about tariffs AND lowering prices. The two don’t mix, America! This is not new news.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

"Adding things make thing go up big? No, ugg, add thing make thing go down small" -the average tRUMP supporter

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

They could mix if done in very specific ways, but there's no way in hell Trump could do that. I'm not even sure anyone could do that anymore.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 11 hours ago

Well, his all of his campaigns were about assuring his voters that nothing going wrong with the country was there fault in any way and they wouldn't have to change their behavior at all to fix it. Tariffs was just something he fixated when he didn't know how to deliever.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

Maybe not to the rest of us, but it is news to the MAGA crowd!

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 38 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter what Americans say anymore. Trump can't run again. If he manages to hold on to power past Jan 2029, he won't need popular opinion (or votes) to do it.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 35 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Trump can’t run again.

Really?

in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote.

-Trump on July 27, 2024

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 24 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Exactly, if Trump is still President past Jan 2029, he won't need an election to do it. We won't have to vote!

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Say what you will about Trump, but he delivers on his campaign promises. Albeit with a monkeys paw.

Of course, his supporters thought he was exaggerating or talking hyperbolically. They believed him when he claimed to never know about Project 2025. And maybe he really didn't, who knows. Its pretty clear he doesn't know wtf he's doing or even where he even is most days. He talks out of his ass constantly. But they find that endearing, I guess.

Its funny, the same people worried about a shadow government, rounding up citizens for FEMA death camps, poisoning our water supply, etc...elected us a guy who did and does all those things. Proudly, even.

Personally I think a political leader, while they should be likeable (I mean, that should be a bare requirement to even get anywhere in politics in the first place), they should also be composed, professional, respectful, and even if they disagree with you, do so receptively and constructively. He is none of these things, and they think that makes him great. Really it just makes him a baffoon and makes the entire country a laughing stock.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 6 points 17 hours ago

Soggy corpo middle manager types are unelectable anymore

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

He'll need to be dead. That should be the ONLY acceptable result for anyone in a third term.

They wanna talk about third term abortions? Let's show em.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

He’ll need to be dead.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

This quote has me worried for what comes next. And has since the election.

Although I remember hearing it closer to October when they had the debates.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It’s the quote that substantiates every American training with a long gun.

[–] SkellyMonstera@lemmy.ml 12 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

The amount of people I see on facebook calling the polling bullshit is insane. Everyone just writes it off as only dems being polled, etc etc. I know facebook is an absolute shitshow to begin with, but how much of these piles and piles of comments are just propaganda bots doing their thing?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Bots, bots everywhere.

Do not read, nor listen to anything on FB other than your family & friends actual personal posts. Not repost, memes, etc.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

How do the bots infiltrate people's social circles? Like who is seeking out and befriending these bots? Maybe I don't understand how FB works as I stopped using it like nearly 20 years ago.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

A lot are propaganda bots. I don't trust a damn thing on Facebook, even the ones saying opinions I agree with.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Citing or referencing Facebook was the first issue here.

[–] Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf 2 points 14 hours ago

Don't worry, there are plenty of rubes who believe that sLeEpY jOe and BARACK HUSSEIN are making everything more expensive at Walmart.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Americans are VERY Smart Peoples!

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Who are these 24% of people that think Trump has lowered prices?

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Those are the people that voted for him. Remember that 64 percent of the voting age voted in 2024. 49.8% of the voters were for Trump and 48.3% for Harris.

49.8% of the 64% of those who voted is about 32% of the total voting population.

Of those, majority still believe him.

So if 2:1 believe he raised prices, that actually tracks, given that 1/3 voted for him, 1/3 did not, and 1/3 did not vote.

66% didn't vote for him or 2:1.

The real issue is that those 1/3 that didn't vote, could have helped prevent this. Hope they learn, some will, but who knows.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Many are disenfranchised for some reason or another.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And I love they’re getting what the voted for.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I meant to say Disfranchised: That means they can't vote, and in the US that's often for systemic reasons. Don't like that Black people can vote? Make having a felony disqualify you from voting and disproportionately police and prosecute black people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disfranchisement

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

It's not okay to only quote this genius moment!

https://youtu.be/hYTQ7__NNDI

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

doesn't matter, literally nothing matters as long as Fox, Newsmax, OANN, etc. exist, because the cult will still live in a different reality

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

He's lowered the lost of living for the parasite class that only takes, they now no longer contribute to the society they are economically pillaging