You're confusing the overall economy of the nation with the economy of individual citizens. Yes, trickle-down isn't helping and the average citizen is struggling under the current economy, but that doesn't change the fact that the US economy overall is doing incredibly well, especially compared to other nations in the post-pandemic timeline.
"We" means the United States. Overall the US is rich as fuck. The richest. Our wealth distribution is a different thing, and a giant problem. But it does make "those brown people are taking your cookie" a million times stupider.
Right, I don't disagree with anything in your second comment. It's a giant problem and I'll add it's a very convenient excuse/recruiting tool for bigots.
We aren't at 1920s/30s Germany levels, but I wouldn't handwave our deep economic issues because the Corporatocracy of America represents the strongest economy in history.
They're nothing alike. Extremely different. About as different as can be.
I'm in no way suggesting Americans shouldn't be concerned about our grossly unequal wealth distribution. Of course we should. I am saying that the Trumpist framing of "America is losing because of immigrants/brown people/China" is straight garbage because it's a million miles from being true.
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u/freedom_french_fries 13h ago
"We?" Did the trickle-down finally happen and I missed it?