CBS news anchor Tony Dokoupil noticed this week that he couldn't find a single person outside a New Hampshire grocery store who felt “good” about the economy.
The Biden administration claims the economy is strong because of President Joe Biden, and if Americans aren't feeling the effects of the president's hard work, is it because it hasn't gotten to them yet? , or because they are being unduly influenced by President Biden. The administration argues that the media is not doing a good enough job of praising Biden's accomplishments.
But tell that to the residents of Derry, New Hampshire.
Dokoupil, a co-anchor on “CBS Morning,” recently spoke to voters outside a grocery store in the area, even though he insisted the economic situation was “good news” for the president. No one felt good about the economy.
“I don’t know what notebook they’re looking at, but it’s not mine,” one voter told Dokoupil about the story of the Biden administration. She explained that she has to work two jobs to make a living.
Two other voters, a mother and a son, explained that six people live in their home, five of whom work.
“If we went back 30 years, we probably could have covered all our expenses with our two incomes,” the son told Dokoupil.
Dokoupil then summarized his experience talking to voters outside a grocery store.
“Here in New Hampshire, people are really depressed about the economy. exists,” he said. . “For example, food prices are going up across the board, and I spoke to a bunch of people outside a grocery store in Derry, New Hampshire, and I couldn't find a single person who felt good about the economy. There wasn't.”
Rather than recognizing the real problem, the price It's still going up Even though inflation has cooled, Dokoupil dismissed frustration with the economy as “just human nature.”
“Psychologically, you go to the store. If you're paying a lot of money for a product that you get every week, it sticks with you and you get really frustrated and depressed. People get angry about it. ” he said.
“Yeah, they're getting by. But do they care about the fact that frozen OJ is up double digits and Friday steak is up double digits? Absolutely. That's what people do. “It's really changing the way we look at it,” he explained.
Indeed, Americans in general I'm starting to feel more positive About the direction of the economy. Whether Biden is responsible for that is debatable.
But when you remember the prices of food, clothing and other items before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown and ensuing inflationary crisis, it's hard to see today's cost of living as impressive.
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