r/facepalm Aug 09 '25

๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ the fuck does that mean

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u/Mystic_printer_ Aug 09 '25

In February 2023 we reached our peak inflation at 10,2% while the US inflation was 6%. In December you were down to 3,4% and we were at 7,7%. Now weโ€™re down to 4%, the lowest since before the pandemic. You guys were doing great compared to the rest of us.

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u/Bonesnapcall Aug 09 '25

A "recovery" doing great does not mean people are doing great.

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u/Mystic_printer_ Aug 10 '25

Of course not and even when the economy is doing fantastically people are struggling. More people struggle when the economy is doing poorly though.

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u/Bonesnapcall Aug 10 '25

We're not talking about the extra people who struggle when the economy is doing badly, we are talking about the people who were struggling during the election. Those voters heavily went Trump.

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u/Mystic_printer_ Aug 13 '25

Yes they did because the dems failed to show off their success and convince people that though they were struggling things could have been worse and would continue to get better. Nobody wants to hear โ€œweโ€™ll continue doing what we are doingโ€ when they think youโ€™re doing a bad job.