The slight majority of Americans say they are worse off than four years ago, while their assessments of the U.S. economy are subpar and inflation remains a key concern.
    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      32·
      2 months ago

      majority of americans are still trying to climb out of the hole from 4-8 years ago.

    • mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Not being able to buy toilet paper because the store is out of it is different from not being able to buy it because it’s too expensive

    • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
      29·
      2 months ago

      Toilet paper is the least of most Americans worries. It’s literally an extreme luxury item.

        • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
          46·
          2 months ago

          Nope, anyone spending multi hundreds of dollars a year on disposable ass cleaning methods is rich, stupid, or both. Bidets have been less than a hundred dollars for the last four decades, and could be found for less than twenty during the “shortage”

          Toilet paper is the domain of the rich, the civilized world uses bidets.

  • stupidcasey@lemmy.world
    261·
    2 months ago

    For years ago huh? What an oddly specific time, most people would say 5 years since it’s half of 10. On a completely unrelated note with no implications whatsoever, isn’t this an election year?

    • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
      132·
      2 months ago

      Yes, a poll, usually dozens, happen at the end of every presidential term. It helps to understand how people have dealt with the administration and world events. There were several at the end of Trump’s turn, that had much the same overall conclusion, that helped get Biden elected in hopes he’d result in a better outcome.

      For most Americans, that hasnt happened.

      As always, Dems are just solely hoping enough people hate Republicans that they win. So that in another four years this poll can be done again showing Dems aren’t good for anyone, they’re just not the worst, like choosing to smoke a pipe instead of cigarettes.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
        53·
        2 months ago

        Dunno what you mean. I’m doing way better than 4 years ago because of the general stability and boringness.

        • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
          104·
          2 months ago

          What stability? What boringness? The US is currently at war with a civilian population because it fought back against genocide; we’re about to invade Iran, wages haven’t caught up to inflation, long COVID still has no cure or federal disability recognition despite taking millions out of the job market, median rent is higher than the median wage can afford, union strength is at an all time low thanks specifically to the Biden admin, groceries are still ridiculously expensive despite the government proving in court companies are just price gouging, really nothing is boring, unless you’re rich

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months ago

    Well the horrible spectre of Trump’s possible return to power has chopped off at least an extra four years off my lifespan over the last 4 years. You age 8 years in 4 and tell us how you feel.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
    816·
    2 months ago

    Yep.

    Too bad Kamala spent the first two months of her campaign repeating memes instead of advertising plans to benefit the working poor.

    People can’t eat joy.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      83·
      2 months ago

      Democrats care about the poor about as much as Republicans care about babies once they’re born. It’s mostly lip service and a few scraps so the majority of people don’t realize we’re getting fleeced regardless of who’s in charge.