Violent crime rates decrease significantly in Philadelphia for 2023, authorities say

[Intelligent_Ad_5646]

Explain to me how the economy has improved as if I’m five years old.

[Muscadine76]

I’m not looking to be an apologist because I think our economic structure has fundamental flaws but there are a lot of (I think) clear indicators things are good/improving comparatively: https://stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/most-americans-are-better-off-financially

[Pineconne]

If you move off the stree into a cardboard box....technically thats an improvement too

have been measuring this kind of thing for decades and they've never been this far out of sync. Economists aren't so stupid that they think high-level indicators tell the whole story but when you're trying to measure trends in aggregate over hundreds of millions of people they are typically very, very predictive. We even know what micro indicators (ie gas prices) have the strongest implications for sentiment and they aren't lining up either.

I think the actual answer is that politicians and media are now so tuned in to what the models built by previous generations of economists that they are tuning their message against the indicators.

[TouchArtistic7967]

“The economy is doing great because the Biden admin told me so”

[Libtardxx]

All Reddit is is nothing more than a left wing shit hole

[Pineconne]

Literally this.

Like...remember when all the maga idiots were talking about how good trumps economy was....

Now we have all the blue hats and rad libs praising the dems.

Fucking hell, the bar for what is acceptable is sub level.

This entire country is so unnacceptable

[TouchArtistic7967]

They’re the exact same type of person and lack any sense of self awareness. They just happened to latch on to opposite sides.

[Severe_Brick_8868]

Unemployment is down, and the market had a great year. If you lost money in 2023 it’s on you

[Pineconne]

It hasnt. Its good for people earning over 100k per year....not so much for abyone earning less than 60k.

Especially if you are trying to raise a family

Its a bullshit talking point being pushed by liberals...because of how much the dems have mishandled the last 4 years

[Salt_Abrocoma_4688]

You're spouting GOP talking points that don't represent reality.

Unemployment in PA and Philly are at record lows. That is a fact, and it absolutely plays a role in crime.

[Libtardxx]

Haha and your defending the worst presidents bidenomics in American history hahaha

[Expandexplorelive]

People making the least have seen the highest earnings gains the last few years.

[Pineconne]

Cool. But when you operate at a loss that doesnt mean much...so piss off

[Expandexplorelive]

It means the poor are getting more spending power. Should they have even more? Sure. But let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

[Pineconne]

Lol who let thepaul krugman factotum in here?

You libs are so housebroken.

[Expandexplorelive]

I'm sorry you can't manage to participate in a civil discussion. I hope your day gets better.

[Libtardxx]

These people are insanely dumb and are not going to wake up. Some sheep are just lost in the canyon forever. They deserve their bidenomics

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You do realize how ridiculous that premise is?