High inflation is a real problem. But a lot of good things like low unemployment have also happened on Biden’s watch and he doesn’t get any credit.
inflation has warped political discussion about Americans' economic circumstances
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 13, 2022
growth is strong
jobs are plentiful
from the beginning of the pandemic to now, most Americans have come out financially ahead
my @CNN analysis
https://t.co/ifgtcq1YLL
Say it with me: #BidenBoom pic.twitter.com/vRqcJMdGeS
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) February 13, 2022
.@MaddowBlog: We now know that the economy created more jobs during President Biden's first year than in former President Trump's first three years combined. https://t.co/PsOvPLjsFK
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 13, 2022
People are not responding rationally to objective data right now, @FareedZakaria writes https://t.co/yTC1vunfjJ
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) February 13, 2022
Interesting stuff. We can argue about the details, but the point is that there wasn't a clear decline in real wages — certainly not large enough to explain very negative views about the economy https://t.co/TlxVP6kUXu
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 15, 2022
What? I was assured that the lockdowns had crushed small businesses. https://t.co/9NpPFkKq2I
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) February 15, 2022
oh look, US economy remains red hot; https://t.co/nuZQvd2AUU
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 16, 2022
This is what best GDP growth in 38 years gets ya. https://t.co/IAkEQ9nWbi
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) February 17, 2022
Wowsers, nominal retail and food services sales up 3.8% in January even as prices were rising. Some charts that tell the story–presented mostly without commentary.
— Jason Furman (@jasonfurman) February 16, 2022
These are retail sales, mostly goods, people don't seem to be tiring of buying goods. pic.twitter.com/tiYKOL6j50
Noted economist @robshapiro out w/a new analysis in @monthly showing that even after inflation Americans were better off in 2021.
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) February 23, 2022
The more the data we have the more we come to understand just how successful Joe Biden's economic plan has been. 1/https://t.co/i5jcJImpII
Sad! 