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As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By (www.commondreams.org)

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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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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

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.