07-10-2023, 02:25 PM
(07-10-2023, 01:12 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Honestly, this is one of the biggest hurdles Biden is facing. The realities of the economy do not match what the perception is. First thing's first, there isn't much, if anything, POTUS can do about inflation. However, that is not the way people see things. What our government can do is pull policy levers to reduce the felt impact of inflation, which they have done a lot of. Our economic numbers are better than any other G7 nation post-pandemic. Our inflation rate is better, our growth is better, our job numbers are better.
To be clear, I am not saying this is all Biden's doing. This is a joint effort between a lot of different groups. But the public tends to shoulder the economy on POTUS. Because of this, and because the perception of our economic situation does not match reality in this country, the White House has a huge messaging problem to overcome.
They sort of walk into the blame by promising how awesome they are going to make the economy.
