The All-America Economic Survey discovered Americans are depressed about the economy. Discovered. Like they stumbled upon it in a cave. Hired pollsters. Designed questions. Called thousands of people. Tabulated responses. Then acted surprised when people who just paid nine dollars for eggs said things feel bad.
CNBC conducted this survey. The same network that spent four years telling you to buy the dip now wants credit for measuring your financial misery. They found the public is as depressed as they were right after the pandemic. You remember that time. When you couldn't leave your house but your Robinhood account made you feel like Warren Buffett because everything went up. Turns out printing four trillion dollars has consequences. Took a survey to figure that out.
Trump is getting blamed according to the findings. The man has been back in office for eighteen months and retail traders are shocked their portfolios didn't triple. They voted for cheaper groceries. Got tariffs instead. Now they're sad. The survey measured this sadness. Gave it a number. Put it in a chart. CNBC reported it with a straight face.
The economic outlook is worsening. That's the headline. Not the economy. The outlook. The vibe. Consumer sentiment dropped so they called it news. Your neighbor Steve feels poor so CNBC wrote eight hundred words about national malaise. Steve has three maxed-out credit cards and a swimming pool he can't afford but sure, let's blame the guy in the White House.
Here's what the survey won't tell you. The same people who are depressed about the economy are still buying trucks they can't afford and booking vacations on payment plans. They'll complain to pollsters on Monday and finance a seventy-inch TV on Wednesday. The outlook is worsening but the credit limit just increased.
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