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Mr. Ected

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5. Too many Americans only gauge economic success by their own personal experience

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 12:04 PM

Oct 2020

"If I'm employed and I'm doing great, then who gives a damn about unemployment rates and income inequality?"

I. Got. Mine.

That's the standard Republican approach. Pay no heed to the statistics, to the facts, to what is happening to fellow Americans. Just ask yourself if you're doing well, and if the answer is yes, screw everybody else.

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'Chaotic And Ineffective': More Than 700 Economists Beg Americans Not To Vote For Trump [View all] MoonRiver Oct 2020 OP

Biden needs to run ads hitting Trump on his disastrous economy. yardwork Oct 2020 #1

I completely agree! MoonRiver Oct 2020 #2

One Ad with Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #3

Most Americans will never even hear about this I fear. triron Oct 2020 #4

Too many Americans only gauge economic success by their own personal experience Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #5