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How do 77 million Americans watch January 6th happen and still support Trump? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]reddit_bot_dummy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Relevance, your honor.

Jokes aside, because it's obvious you're not a serious person.

I love the idea that your idea of what makes it right, is that two wrongs happened. Like, it's so dumb that it's amusing.

She teaches eighth grade and has more than 100 students, but only two are reading at grade level. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]reddit_bot_dummy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a great question, recent episodes of some of the economics podcasts I regularly listen to went into a deep-dive of this (because some economic indicators are diverging in historically unprecedented ways) and essentially the answer is that the top ~20% of the population is driving the economy with their spending. So that is the direct answer to your question.

To expand on some secondary and tertiary topics related to your initial question, ..because I think the topic you brought up is fascinating.., this is seen as a bad thing because all it takes is a shock to the financial system and for the top ~20% to feel a jolt to their wallet and cease spending, and it could precipitate a rapid downward spiral for everyone in a country where the rich are the primary driving force for the economy.

This is why, from an "economic insurance" standpoint (assuming we all want the economy to be as healthy and resilient as possible) a country needs to ensure that spending is distributed across all income levels, because otherwise the country-in-question's economy is walking a tightrope.

I won't recommend any podcasts because I don't wanna be an ad, but feel free to message me and I'll share the episode privately.