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The DUmpster / Re: Can we stop with the nameless "he"?
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on May 22, 2024, 03:22:52 PM »Nope. I don't think so. I tried that with Biden and it didn't work.
I feel your pain! Actually I think we all do
Nope. I don't think so. I tried that with Biden and it didn't work.
Maybe they think if they hate on him enough he’ll disappear
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Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the US is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian. The survey found persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer.
The poll highlighted many misconceptions people have about the economy, including:
55% believe the economy is shrinking, and 56% think the US is experiencing a recession, though the broadest measure of the economy, gross domestic product (GDP), has been growing.
49% believe the S&P 500 stock market index is down for the year, though the index went up about 24% in 2023 and is up more than 12% this year.
49% believe that unemployment is at a 50-year high, though the unemployment rate has been under 4%, a near 50-year low.
Many Americans put the blame on Biden for the state of the economy, with 58% of those polled saying the economy is worsening due to mismanagement from the presidential administration.
The poll underscored people’s complicated emotions around inflation. The vast majority of respondents, 72%, indicated they think inflation is increasing. In reality, the rate of inflation has fallen sharply from its post-Covid peak of 9.1% and has been fluctuating between 3% and 4% a year.
I loathe to defend NBC, but, while 'alleged" is a poor choice of words in this situation, over the last decade or so, it has become common practice to not call a weather event a "tornado" until there has been confirmation, usually from the National Weather Service that an actual, defined tornado touched down. Typically the word is "unconfirmed" tornado.
Straight line winds can be just as devastating as small tornadoes, and I'm sure insurance companies are checking carefully whether tornado damage is covered vs other wind and storm damage.
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DEVELOPING: Drone footage from Greenfield, Iowa shows the damage after an alleged Tornado leveled the community