{"id":57177,"date":"2024-11-05T17:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57177"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:16:52","slug":"what-are-you-willing-to-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57177","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Willing To Believe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, The Media Research Center<\/a> posted an article about a recent statement by Heather Long, a columnist for The Washington Post.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Washington Post <\/em>columnist Heather Long decided<\/a> to gaslight voters one more time before they head to the polls to decide who will run the White House for the next four years. \u201cAs Election Day arrives, the data is clear: Americans are better off economically than they were four years ago,\u201d read Long\u2019s ridiculous opening paragraph for her Nov. 4 item. She must have realized the insanity<\/a> of her claim because she then resorted to telling voters they were better off whether they knew it or not: \u201cI understand many people aren\u2019t feeling it because of the inflation hangover that has left prices noticeably higher than they were in 2020. But it\u2019s important to step back and assess the full picture.\u201d It\u2019s as if Long is trying her hardest to channel<\/a> her inner Paul Krugman.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article includes the following screenshot:<\/p>\n

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The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Ah, but how about that sexy stock market, says Long! \u201cThe stock market has gained about 75 percent since Oct. 30, 2020. (A record share of Americans \u2014 nearly 60 percent of households \u2014 have money in the market],\u201d she wrote with glee. Not so fast. As Heritage Foundation Senior Research Associate Alexander Frei noted<\/a> in an Oct. 31 column, \u201cInflation is also making stock markets appear stronger than they really are and cutting into returns for everyone, including those with retirement accounts.\u201d In other words, as prices rise, \u201ceven significant returns lose their purchasing power.\u201d Frie argued that now \u201c[m]ore money is required to buy the same goods and services, eroding the real value of one’s gains. As everything becomes more expensive, higher earnings or investment returns don’t stretch as far, making it harder to keep up with the true cost of living.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Long was adamant that \u201clooking at the full picture shows that most Americans are better off financially than they were four years ago.\u201d But a Sept. 25 analysis by the Financial Health Network determined<\/a> that \u201cthe majority of Americans are not financially healthy, with expenses outpacing income, little wiggle room to protect against financial shocks, and diminished hope for the future.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long is clearly trying to attempt a pathetic, last-minute effort to smear as much lipstick on the pig of the Biden-Harris economy as she can before Election Day closes out. She even undercut herself by conceding that most of her points matter \u201clittle to voters. And I get it. They are focused on high prices.\u201d Uh, duh?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The economy is bad. If people vote their pocketbooks, President Trump wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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