return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 months agoDespite economic growth, 70% of Americans believe the economy is getting worsewtop.comexternal-linkmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down118cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1462arrow-down1external-linkDespite economic growth, 70% of Americans believe the economy is getting worsewtop.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square117fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarebobthened@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up34·edit-24 months agoBecause the measures that economists use to measure the economy are not relevant to regular people. GDP tells you nothing about living standards.
minus-squarexenoclast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-24 months agoOnly getting better for the ultra wealthy. That’s what the system is for and it’s working better than it ever has. If you think about. When capitalism is less capitalist is when regular people benefit. (Regulation, healthcare, free education) Socialist American policies were the best.
Because the measures that economists use to measure the economy are not relevant to regular people. GDP tells you nothing about living standards.
Only getting better for the ultra wealthy. That’s what the system is for and it’s working better than it ever has.
If you think about. When capitalism is less capitalist is when regular people benefit. (Regulation, healthcare, free education)
Socialist American policies were the best.