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In reply to the discussion: "Elizabeth Warren says Obama doesn't understand 'lived experience of most Americans.'" [View all]MedusaX
(1,129 posts)Despite
'big statistics' that are 'shiny and great'
Yeah, really?
.... even fucking czarina Ivanka has already pointed out that it doesn't matter what the data & facts are because perception is reality...
Fine...
Warren is basically saying, but not saying, that
Americans have jobs and buy Lots of stuff from all over the world
(the great big shiny statistical data part)
But politicians apparently don't realize that Americans' perception of their own economic situation is not based solely on having a job and being able to buy stuff
And the statistcal data does not measure how people perceive reality
(Giant blind spot part)
And that there is a large group of Americans who do not perceive their earnings/financial position as being in sync with the economy
As they are finding it difficult to maintain their existing standard of living much less experience any opportunity to improve it..
(Lived experience part)
DUH....Instead of stringing together various sound bite worthy phrases that really just say 'there is a problem'
How about identifying WHY the economy
is not in sync w/ a large group of Americans
And
identifying WHAT needs to be done in order to solve this problem ...