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.
Worse off than at the height of the global pandemic? Uh... I mean I know things are rough right now, but I don't know if they're "wondering how many people I know won't survive the year" rough.
I preferred lockdown and having a reason to be stuck at home to being the only person masking and doomscrolling the genocidal extermination of small children
They do cite "September 2020" in the article as a time when 55% felt better off than four years ago; you know, the time when there was like two 9/11s of deaths daily
Worse off than at the height of the global pandemic? Uh... I mean I know things are rough right now, but I don't know if they're "wondering how many people I know won't survive the year" rough.
I preferred lockdown and having a reason to be stuck at home to being the only person masking and doomscrolling the genocidal extermination of small children
The previous poll being compared was January 2020, i.e. predating global pandemic (or at least knowledge thereof).
They do cite "September 2020" in the article as a time when 55% felt better off than four years ago; you know, the time when there was like two 9/11s of deaths daily
I wonder how many people even register that 4 years ago was lockdown or if it's just completely blurred out