I think it's a fair point to concede that the judgement was made in 2021-22. But that wasn't a secret.
And again, I'll repost the point I made this morning:
As a whole, Mookie has a point about the "economy".
Look at the make up of the board here:
- Only two regulars here that I can think of DON'T own a home
- I'd bet more than a few (30-40% ?) make well into the six-figures as a household (or are living at an equivalent economic status internationally)
- You easily support yourself AND kids
- Vacations/Travel (many international) are regular thing
- Y'all have retirement funds established
I've brought this point up many times over the past 3-4 years and I just get talked over. Just saying "corporate greed!!!11!1" doesn't make the situation better while you continuously flaunt the "great" economy numbers. Eventually when you do that enough, you will tick off whomever you are speaking to. As a whole, the board talks down to people who don't have money.
This is a real thing.
There are many involved that simply don't know how to message to people outside of cities and/or white people who are "poor". Even here, I kept getting told to "look at the stats" and explain while I felt the economy was bad. The fact that my discretionary spending went away was lost on most of the board here (save for a select few). Most of y'all just dismissed the point and went back to your much more affluent life.
I'm one who doesn't fit your profile. And I don't live in a city. I'm rural, surrounded by MAGA idiots. And they are idiots. Think they know everything, while they don't know anything about how anything works.
And you. Whining about your lack of "discretionary' spending. You understand what 'discretionary' means, right? Harden up, and get another job, like the Repubs tell you to. I have no discretionary spending either, but that's my own damn fault. And yet, my financial situation is better than it's been in years, despite my having to find a new place to live that's over twice what my old place was. Because I've had to make choices about where and when I'm spending my money. And I'm gonna be out of work for three months getting a knee replacement, but I've been setting money aside for me to live on. Luckily, I have a company vehicle, cause I can't even afford a damn car. Again, my own fault. I know why I'm in the situation I'm in, and I don't need to find a scapegoat, or blame someone else, or say it's because 'the Dems don't know how to talk to the poors'. Some people just can't be reached. Don't want to be reached. Cause they know everything. Despite not knowing anything.
Even I can see by all measures that the economy is doing fine. Yes, inflation was a problem, but I understand why it happened, and what the administration did to alleviate it. Because I can know and understand stuff. Unlike MAGA dipshits, who just want to find someone else to blame for their sorry lot in life. Because it just can't be possible that (supposedly) smart white folk like them be stuck in the situation that they're in. Hey. I've got an idea. Quite spending $300 a week on booze and smokes. Or all that MAGA shit you own.
Jesus, you whiny ass titty babies. Good thing we didn't have your sort during WWII, we'd all be speaking German.