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"Year-end accounts of the U.S. economy are very strong indeed. According to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal—which are certainly not giddy media outlets—U.S. economic output has jumped more than 7% in the last three months of 2021. Overall growth for 2021 should be about 6%, and economists predict growth of around 4% in 2022—the highest numbers the U.S. has seen in decades . . . The U.S. is 'outperforming the world by the biggest margin in the 21st century,” wrote Matthew A. Winkler in Bloomberg, “and with good reason: America’s economy improved more in Joe Biden’s first 12 months than any president during the past 50 years….'
So why on earth do 54% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy? . . . " Heather Cox Richardson explores the disconnect between facts and misperceptions.
So why on earth do 54% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy? . . . " Heather Cox Richardson explores the disconnect between facts and misperceptions.