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Data can absolutely be misleading. Liars, damn liars, and statisticians, as they say. And trying to produce one number that somehow represents everyone will never work, whatever economists want to think.

The fact is many of the super-poor are doing better because government benefits like social security are indexed to inflation, meaning they are actually keeping up.

Personally, my real earnings are down over $10,000 a year. My whole industry has stagnant wages. Don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining.

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scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
At this point there are more people trying to reject data based arguments with that cliche than there are people making bogus cases according to it.

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Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

And trying to produce one number that somehow represents everyone will never work

Well it’s a good thing no one is attempting that?

Personally

You’re an outlier. Understand that you’re not the center of the universe, please.

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- derf82@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Well it’s a good thing no one is attempting that?
  
  Oh, what do you call a statement like “The US economy is booming?”
  
  You’re an outlier. Understand that you’re not the center of the universe, please.
  
  Are you going to tell me I am the only one struggling and not seeing wage gains? Do you want to tell me my experience does not matter?
  
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  - Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Do you just not understand the concept of other people existing?
    
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    derf82@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes. You apparently do not. So long as some people do good, everyone else that is struggling can fuck themselves, it seems.
    
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- unreasonabro@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  that’s what we’re trying to get you to do!
  
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  - Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    wat
    
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