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Here's the thing about the 'economy is doing better' pieces. They actually *help* Trump. Why? Because his supporters don't see it.
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It's just one more thing he can point to The Media lying about. 'The economy is better? If that's the case why can't you get a job!'
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In some ways they're right though. Is the economy *really* getting better if it is only getting better for the same people it did last Q?
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Bad economic reporting, without nuance, plagues the industry. And it shouldn't. Little is more important to get right than that.
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Filter bubbles aren't magic. People wrap themselves in them when they can't find someone telling the reality *they* see.
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What is an economic upturn when it all goes in the pockets of the people who need it the least? Can you even report it as such then?
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Earnings don't just happen. Money comes from somewhere & that somewhere is usually other people. Every economic growth has a cost somewhere
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That's the story. To make this economic growth happen, someone paid for it. Someone always does. Who, where, why, what and how did they?