US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it
US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it
Despite a strong economy, an exclusive Guardian poll shows mistrust in media and government means disbelief in both parties
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Unemployment numbers don't mean a damn thing when wages aren't enough to live on. The profit has spoken and it says that the working class can starve outside for all it cares.
A job paying minimum wage with no benefits gets posted to several job sites, making it look like there are many jobs.
Then candidates get rejected for not having a degree, or for not having previous experience in the industry.
Candidates give up, and don't get counted towards unemployment.
I'm so tired of the media gaslighting us about the economy, when every day I have to deal with the fact that there are not enough jobs.
Even the people that do get a job, and it pays their bills need to tolerate abuse from their boss or risk going back to being unemployed. Nominally these people are counted as doing well in the economy, but have chronic stress from the situation.