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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by mpax on Thursday September 13, 2018 @04:04PM (#17982004)
They’ve always been decoupled, it’s just a lot more visible these days.
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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by ryandrake on Thursday September 13, 2018 @04:07PM (#17982051)
To be fair, nobody outside of the government and financial media is claiming we are having “good times”. And it’s in both of their best interests to pretend we are in an economic boom.
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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by gwright on Thursday September 13, 2018 @07:43PM (#17983677)
Consumer confidence is at an 18 year high. Obviously there are caveats but your characterization seems overly negative.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-...

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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by merpnderp on Thursday September 13, 2018 @04:43PM (#17982371)
There are lots of places in the US where jobs are booming and people are doing great. Like West Texas where 22 year olds are making six figures in the oil fields.
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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by CynicalDio on Thursday September 13, 2018 @06:55PM (#17983441)
Lots of places != Oil jobs in a handful of places
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Re:If There Is Such a Thing as Economic ‘Good Times,’ These ... by theandrewbailey on Friday September 14, 2018 @11:04AM (#17987669)
Let's not forget that both are in urban information bubbles.
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