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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Income isn't keeping up with inflation, 76% of Americans say in new CBS News poll

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Income isn't keeping up with inflation, 76% of Americans say in new CBS News poll

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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New CBS News polling shows many Americans believe their standard of living is worse than their parents. The poll found people are feeling deep impacts of inf...
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    Why would that require a poll? Just look at the numbers, it’s not a matter of opinion.

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      The poll is a measurement of perception.

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        In this case, perception matches reality

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          It does, and thats an important measurement. Sometimes it doesn’t, and that requires further action elsewhere (i.e. climate change).

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          And yet, I feel like I see a different article every other day saying, “the economy doesn’t suck it just seems like that to everyone who isn’t well off.” 😡

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      Americans don’t care about facts.

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        Judging by a recent presidential candidate poll, this is correct. Americans only seem to care about alternative facts

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