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Originally Posted by Altavia

It seems like all we hear from the media lately is how bad off we are – when the facts say just the opposite.

One point of view:

5 Questions I Have About the Economy - A Wealth of Common Sense

That's fine if you want to rely on non credible sources. if you want a real barometer, just look at the interest rate hikes the fed is doing. The reality is that those hikes are to the discount rate (rate banks pay to the fed for use of the funds) the actual effect of rate hikes is practically nothing. They have a way to whack inflation quickly, yet no one is discussing it.