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Nearly 3 in 5 incorrectly believe US is in economic recession (fox59.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Fascinating little window

Almost 60% of respondents wrongly believe that the country is in a recession (it hasn’t been since 2020)
55% believe the economy is shrinking (it is growing)
49% say unemployment is at a 50-year high (it’s close to a 50-year low)
58% said the reason the economy is worsening is due to Biden’s mismanagement

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hence why I said "it appears to be due to Biden's mismanagement only insofar as Biden has opted for largely continuity neoliberalism". He didn't create the situation and he's tried to combat it, but there is so much more he could have done, given that the underlying problem is neoliberalism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Is there so much more he could have done without an act of Congress? We saw from Trump's presidency that most executive orders do not hold up in court and Congress controls the power of the purse.