return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoThe US economy is doing well. President Biden wants to know why so many Americans are still feeling badwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square248fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe US economy is doing well. President Biden wants to know why so many Americans are still feeling badwww.cnn.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square248fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago people will quit a job that doesn’t provide enough to live on Or they’ll get a second job. Or a third job. Or start doing gig work. Especially if the job provides them with health insurance.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoEither way, they aren’t working any minimum wage jobs.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoOkay but they’re still living off ramen and putting off medical treatment and hoping their car doesn’t blow up
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThe solution to all those problems involves increasing real wages. Which is what has happened for the last year, especially for the lowest quintile.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI’m sure that will make the ramen taste better.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoIncreasing real wages is always better than decreasing real wages. Which is what was happening before Biden.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYeah, if only people looked at the statistics and ignored the rumbling in their stomachs. Public policy folks have it so hard.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoFor most people, the rumbling was even worse before Biden. That’s the part you try so hard to ignore.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI’m not doubting the statistics show that. But people’s stomachs are still rumbling, and they’re not going to be silenced by statistics.
Or they’ll get a second job. Or a third job. Or start doing gig work.
Especially if the job provides them with health insurance.
Either way, they aren’t working any minimum wage jobs.
Okay but they’re still living off ramen and putting off medical treatment and hoping their car doesn’t blow up
The solution to all those problems involves increasing real wages. Which is what has happened for the last year, especially for the lowest quintile.
I’m sure that will make the ramen taste better.
Increasing real wages is always better than decreasing real wages. Which is what was happening before Biden.
Yeah, if only people looked at the statistics and ignored the rumbling in their stomachs. Public policy folks have it so hard.
For most people, the rumbling was even worse before Biden. That’s the part you try so hard to ignore.
I’m not doubting the statistics show that.
But people’s stomachs are still rumbling, and they’re not going to be silenced by statistics.