captainjman2@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCNN Poll: Half of Americans think the economy is getting worse, despite months of stronger economic news | CNN Politicswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down14
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minus-squarealienanimals@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 year agoCorporations and the 1% keep posting record profits. The rest of us keep having to pay higher prices. CNN: Why do many Americans think the economy is getting worse?? It’s working as designed.
minus-squarehuge_clock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoCorporate profits are flat as a percentage of national income: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A445RE1A156NBEA People always seem to remember to adjust wages for inflation but understandably because of media headlines almost never adjust profits for inflation.
Corporations and the 1% keep posting record profits.
The rest of us keep having to pay higher prices.
CNN: Why do many Americans think the economy is getting worse?? It’s working as designed.
Corporate profits are flat as a percentage of national income: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A445RE1A156NBEA
People always seem to remember to adjust wages for inflation but understandably because of media headlines almost never adjust profits for inflation.