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Yavin4

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2. The reason why you, and many others like you, are struggling is due to lack of public investments by the govt.

Reply to DSandra (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:44 AM

Nov 10

Specifically, lack of investments in housing, public transportation, education, and healthcare. The optimal way of structuring an economy would be for anyone to work any job and have a decent, dignified life. Be able to live in affordable housing, car independent, and access to a quality education and healthcare. You shouldn't have to be a millionaire to have such things.

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Paul "Nostradamus" Krugman Nailed it Eight Years Ago. It's NOT The Economy, Stupid. [View all] TrollBuster9090 Nov 10 OP

Honestly, I'm part of the "bottom 80%", and it is bleak DSandra Nov 10 #1

The reason why you, and many others like you, are struggling is due to lack of public investments by the govt. Yavin4 Nov 10 #2

Yeah, it's the cost of living. It's brutal. Cobalt Violet Nov 10 #5

Yes. "Economy" for poor people means only two things MaryMagdaline Nov 10 #9

The problem is that wages are too low. yardwork Nov 10 #12

I made a similar post last week BaronChocula Nov 10 #3

Second only to the lazy Democrats cadre... Hugin Nov 10 #4

To me, they did that on other issues too like immigration Jarqui Nov 10 #6

But you'll still accept it? Kaleva Nov 10 #8

No, I don't Jarqui Nov 10 #13

Thanks for your articulate reply! Kaleva Nov 10 #14

Fascinating. Multiple highly intelligent people I Mike 03 Nov 10 #7

Because ultimately issues were just the sideshows JCMach1 Nov 10 #10

The MSM never corrected Trump's lies about the economy. yardwork Nov 10 #11

The thing is, it IS about the economy for around 20% of the people in the middle who decide elections Quixote1818 Nov 10 #15

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