Like many in my generation, I know government statistics are compiled and charted by an apolitical bureaucratic (in a good way) system. Regardless of the political party in power in the executive, the stats are collected and documented in a non-partisan manner, without fear or favor. Remarkably, these numbers track very closely to the perception of most of us when asked about our personal economic situation.
Problems develop when people are asked to opine about the national economy. A majority of us, influenced in no small part by right wing media scare stories, tell pollsters things are terrible for other people.
Despite overwhelmingly positive stats about the economy, Joe Biden has polled as low as 33% in a recent nationwide survey. If nothing else, it proves that relentless negative propaganda works.
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