Americans don't care about facts.
Comment on Income isn't keeping up with inflation, 76% of Americans say in new CBS News poll
jtk@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
Why would that require a poll? Just look at the numbers, it’s not a matter of opinion.
Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 9 months ago
Mossheart@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Judging by a recent presidential candidate poll, this is correct. Americans only seem to care about alternative facts
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The poll is a measurement of perception.
Gigan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
In this case, perception matches reality
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It does, and thats an important measurement. Sometimes it doesn’t, and that requires further action elsewhere (i.e. climate change).
be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 9 months ago
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." 😡