• originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    1 year ago

    if ‘the economy’ is not really a metric the common man should care about in any capacity, why do news agencies push it like its the new god?

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      1 year ago

      The “economy” means the stock market. It’s what is important for capital gains. Guess who owns the news?

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        1 year ago

        The stock market was doing fine even when the economy was at its worst. 2008, this was not.

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        1 year ago

        Eh, I also think all the people with $300k+ houses are interested in ‘the economy.’

        It’s the rest of us that are hung out to dry.

        If you think millionaires are the only issue, you’re part of the problem.