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Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong. (www.politico.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They were right THAT the data was wrong? Awkwardly worded headline. Now I have to read the article.

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The bottom line is that, for 20 years or more, including the months prior to the election, voter perception was more reflective of reality than the incumbent statistics.

Lol, they failed to care about what really matters. Median wage - cost of living = economy (CPI) ! It's simple!

But that's not the economy of the rich. They've included the wages of the megarich and the prices of things that only the top 50% would buy. This skews the stats. "How can you say there's inflation when the price of a ferrari hasn't risen at all?"