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FBaggins

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8. "We can't fix it - but they can't either" isn't effective campaigning

Reply to moose65 (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 13, 2024, 10:31 AM

Apr 2024

When you’re the incumbent.

It doesn’t matter whether or not it’s true. They can point to inflation during the previous term and say “it sure looks like we knew “

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The economy, and inflation, are revving up at a terrible time for Biden [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 OP

As planned by the billionaire corporate masters. sinkingfeeling Apr 2024 #1

This worries me a lot jmbar2 Apr 2024 #2

Possible retrench in equity markets? Yes. Scary unemployment? Ain't happening. paleotn Apr 2024 #6

Layoffs in the tech sector are at 2009 levels. jmbar2 Apr 2024 #10

Lets see if this is a data point and not a trend. paleotn Apr 2024 #3

Economy booming where I live SARose Apr 2024 #4

People overall have jobs. paleotn Apr 2024 #7

Yep here too SARose Apr 2024 #9

We just need to keep asking one question moose65 Apr 2024 #5

"We can't fix it - but they can't either" isn't effective campaigning FBaggins Apr 2024 #8

I see these economic doom and gloom articles gab13by13 Apr 2024 #11

Inflation in the last month and last 3 months, graphs and all. PCE, CPI, PPI. Regular and Core progree Apr 2024 #12