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In reply to the discussion: (Poll) Are you better off now than 4 years ago? pre-Covid [View all]
limbicnuminousity
(1,411 posts)28. Or
DU skews to an older crowd that is more likely to have invested in the stock market. The media does focus on the doom and neglects to mention there have been definite improvements. Still, the only national poll I've seen puts the split at around 60/40. Good, with room to improve.
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Everyone I know is way better off now than before 2020. Higher income, better jobs. Heck my youngest is graduating
MenloParque
Mar 2024
#16
i have made more money, , saved more money and spent more on luxury expenses than the previous 4
MistakenLamb
Mar 2024
#29
Anecdotally, I have been trying to hire people to remodel my home, with no luck.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2024
#36