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applegrove

(133,104 posts)
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 08:25 PM Apr 2019

Most Say Good Economy Hasn't Helped Them

Most Say Good Economy Hasn’t Helped Them

April 29, 2019 at 1:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 46 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/04/29/most-say-good-economy-hasnt-helped-them/


"SNIP.....

A new Monmouth poll finds just 12% of Americans say that their family has benefited a great deal from recent growth in the U.S. economy and another 31% say they have received some benefit from the economic upturn.

A majority, though, say they have been helped either not much (27%) or not at all (27%) from the nation’s macroeconomic growth.

......SNIP"

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Most Say Good Economy Hasn't Helped Them (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2019 OP
But if you ask for a rise they're giving none away. nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #1
Raise. Not rise. applegrove Apr 2019 #3
Its rise but I left out the 'but it's no surprise they're' part. I can't even remember one of my UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #4
Oh. I am a dodo when it comes to the words in songs. Sorry. applegrove Apr 2019 #5
Right Timewas Apr 2019 #2
So if this booming economy isn't putting more money in your pocket gratuitous Apr 2019 #6
 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
4. Its rise but I left out the 'but it's no surprise they're' part. I can't even remember one of my
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 11:16 PM
Apr 2019

favorite songs correctly !

Timewas

(2,776 posts)
2. Right
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 10:40 PM
Apr 2019

The stock market being high and all does nothing at all for anyone but the investors, normal day to day workers gain nothing at all from wall street record setting.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. So if this booming economy isn't putting more money in your pocket
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 11:31 PM
Apr 2019

Where do you suppose all that extra wealth created by your labor is going, heartland workers and Trump-supporting laborers?

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