Biden is delivering the fastest economic recovery in history. Why hasn't anyone

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Star Member babylonsister (168,495 posts)
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Biden is delivering the fastest economic recovery in history. Why hasn't anyone noticed?
By Max Burns, Opinion Contributor — 12/09/21 08:30 AM EST


Democrats are faced with a sticky problem: The economy is nearing full employment after businesses added 210,000 jobs in November, labor force participation climbed to its highest level since the pandemic and wages are rising across many industries. Yet most voters are increasingly pessimistic about President Biden’s economic stewardship.

“I’m not exactly sure why what’s happening isn’t being characterized as a booming recovery from a worldwide shutdown,” Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) mused in a tweet last month. The answer involves a bit of Democratic over-optimism and a whole lot of Republican messaging the Biden administration has been slow to counter.

Schatz is largely right: Under Biden, the American economy has recovered from its Trump-era lows with remarkable speed. Just a year ago, the unemployment rate sat stubbornly at 6.7 percent. Today, only 4.2 percent of Americans are out of work. Similar economic recoveries have normally taken three times as long. The Biden administration is delivering on the fastest sustained economic recovery in American history, yet its messaging struggles to tell that story.

More important for Democrats is that this isn’t a “paper recovery,” where unemployment rates fall because more Americans simply give up looking for work. Much to Democrats’ relief, the opposite is true for the Biden recovery. The labor force participation rate, the percentage of Americans 16 and older who are working or actively looking for work, just hit pre-pandemic levels. That’s a hugely reassuring development for analysts who initially feared the global pandemic would be a drag on the labor force rate for years to come.

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it's on the Hill... funny how Biden calls out the media for more positive spin and the MSM gives it up. That's right, Comrades! The Economy is booming! Employment is at 100%! Chocolate rations are increased from 14 oz to 10 oz per week!!!

Star Member mcar (37,611 posts)

1. Because the MSM is intent on taking Biden down. nt

overleft (221 posts)

4. The MSM is owned and operated by the same corporations that want Biden to fail.

Escurumbele (1,878 posts)

21. I don't fully blame the MSM, Democrats have to go out and tell everyone about it

It is not hard for Democratic leaders to call a TV network and get on it. They also need to send flyers to homes, do very heavy and aggressive marketing.

Democrats need to rebut whatever MSM says, they need to go to these shows. Buttigieg has gone several times on Fox, why don't the others do it as well? Challenge those sick jackasses from Fox to debate what they are saying, make the challenges public, etc., etc.

Star Member wnylib (9,578 posts)

22. BINGO!!

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This morning I heard two separate programs on NPR predicting doom and gloom for Democrats in the midterms and in 2024. They cited polls about Biden's unpopularity, including one that said that even only 38% of Dems polled said that Biden is doing a very good job.

These NPR programs said that most people do not believe that the child tax credit and passage of the infrastructure bill have any effect on their personal daily lives. They also said that the general public believes that Biden is not handling the pandemic properly and blame him for the rise in delta cases.

If this is what NPR spews out, the rest of the media has to be even worse.

Star Member doc03 (29,047 posts)

2. The only number the media knows is inflation. nt

Star Member Carlitos Brigante (24,322 posts)

3. Maybe there should be spokespeople in every network bragging about it nos-stop. I don't give

a shit how repetitive they get. That's what sticks.

onetexan (10,010 posts)

5. Biden admin needs to shout it from the rooftops, every day, beat the drum, pound the cameras of MSM

This lack of acknowledgement also has happened under Obama, so much of what he achieved was not widely acknowledged.

Star Member Carlitos Brigante (24,322 posts)

8. They have to learn how to brag and how to drown out the fascists. Sometimes

the best defense is a good offense. If it were me, I'd have my people blasting the airwaves with negative shit about these 'Pukes and just how "awesome" we are. Change the narrative. "Hey look over there! The fascists who want to change the fabric of the country. Also happen to" be in disarray"".

Star Member Mr. Evil (1,520 posts)

26. Gotta have that clockwork chaos.

The republicans are trying to take over the government. Ratings, ratings, ratings! The republicans are lying and cheating again. Ratings, ratings, ratings! Radical gerrymandering and voter suppression. Ratings, ratings, ratings! Democrats want a decent society. The Biden Presidency is in shambles!

Ratings, ratings, ratings!

keithbvadu2 (23,369 posts)

14. When Dubya ruined the economy on his way out, Obama brought it back.

When Dubya ruined the economy on his way out, Obama brought it back.

The right wing whined that he did not do it fast enough.

Same/same here?

Star Member Paladin (24,424 posts)

25. The hyper-conservative Drudge Report noticed it.

The Drudge Report is way ahead of the once-liberal New York Times opinion section, where good news about the Biden Administration is avoided like a fatal virus...

Drudge hasn't been right since Obarry took office...

Star Member Moostache (9,215 posts)

32. Three words explain this in its entirety:

President.
Re-elect.
Trump.

This is the desired outcome for 2 very influential groups:
1) MAGAts and fascists
2) Craven media whores, bent on chasing the easy $$$ damn the consequences

Trump = ratings.
He is an attention black hole.
He requires nothing of them except recycled opinion panels (i.e. - VERY cheap to produce) and he produces ratings for them (without having to actually work of distinguish themselves).

**** the Media.
**** Trump.

Star Member GaYellowDawg (4,289 posts)

33. Y'all stop with the horsesh*t about the media.

People think the economy sucks because of gas and grocery prices. It's that simple. Until people quit feeling a pinch at the pump or at the register, that impression isn't going anywhere. Quit going on about the media like you're a bunch of damn QAnons.

 

Tickle (16 posts)

37. Agree

I filled my oil tank it cost me $800 compared to last year my first fill up was $550. I bought an electric heater and now carry it room to room with me. I won’t mention gas or food

Don't worry... I alerted on this VRWC Troll!!!

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Oh poor DUmmy "Tinkle", they of 16 posts.  Fine effort, but you're trying too hard.

[ABC-2]

it's on the Hill... funny how Biden calls out the media for more positive spin and the MSM gives it up. That's right, Comrades! The Economy is booming! Employment is at 100%! Chocolate rations are increased from 14 oz to 10 oz per week!!!

"Chocolate rations are increased from 14 oz to 10 oz per week!!!"

   

Correct, and 2 & 2 still equals 5!         

[USA4ME]

The measures taken over Covid killed the economy. It had no direction to go but better. No one is going to give Cap’n Dementia credit over something of which he had no control.

However, he did have control over energy and has repeatedly gone against maintaining, or better yet increasing, domestic oil production. He’s done nothing to curtail the cost of food. He wanted to pass a $6 trillion bill to pay off his corrupt supporters. Russia and China know he’s weak and they can do whatever they want.

The best thing Cap’n Dementia has going for him is that him being gone would put VP dizzy-headed whore in office, and even conservatives don’t want the country to go through that. He’s bad enough as it is.

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[Zathras]

If ignorance is bliss then DUmbasses are the most blissful people on planet Earth.

[Rebel]

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[FlaGator]

"The economy is great! Don't believe your lying wallet!"

[freedumb2003b]

"The economy is great! Don't believe your lying wallet!"

The REAL facts belie tye surface ones the DUmmies cling to.

[Ptarmigan]

If ignorance is bliss then DUmbasses are the most blissful people on planet Earth.

DUmmies are the least blissful people.   

[Karin]

Well, I didn't read that nauseating Max Burns article.  It's hilarious that the headlines were blaring "White House asks for more positive coverage from the media!"  Now everyone notices it, and all people will do is roll their eyes and ignore it completely. 

BTW, that article is posted at The Hill.  They, surprisingly, allow comments.  Here is a nice one:

Prelusive  Velocirapstar • 3 hours ago
You are full of it. Many Americans are actually working 2 jobs now in order to meet their demands financially during this miserable economy Democrats created with their stupidity. Gasoline is twice as much since Stupid Joe was installed a year ago. Grocery prices climbing out of control and the supply chain is broken with no repair in sight because Stupid Joe's transportation secretary is home milking his wife's dlck trying in vain to get milk for their unfortunate recent acquired new-born instead of doing his job and solving the problem. Hundreds of thousands of diseased heathen illegal aliens are crossing our border freely propagating covid; spreading that disease as Stupid Joe has them dispersed into unsuspecting communities all across the country.

Since Stupid Joe surrendered to the "Tolly Bon", as he calls them, the USA has lost substantial credibility with valued allies because of his weak-minded decision. You leftwingnuts are contributing to that monstrous failure every day as you prop him up and pretend nothing is wrong. . You need to get a effing clue.

 

[SVPete]

In what perpendicular universe?

[jukin]

The Biden Junta and the Biden economic plan just knocked another economic record in the balls, INFLATION IS AT A 39 YEAR RECORD!!

GO TEAM BRANDON ON THIS ECONOMIC SUCCESS!!!

#FJB

[FlaGator]

The REAL facts belie tye surface ones the DUmmies cling to.

I used to wonder why democrats tell such obvious lies and then it dawned on me that those already intent on believing the lie will believe regardless of the evidence they know to be true. Those who are generally skeptical of the words that come out of the mouths of liberals will weigh the facts against the words and come to their own conclusions.

[SVPete]

Some true- perspective: my oldest was born during RWR's first term. Inflation on the current scale has not occurred during their lifetime ... nor the lifetimes of tens or hundreds of Americans.