Child Poverty and people getting thrown off Medicaid are the return to status quo after temporary pandemic programs. If those people being poor and not having Medicaid prevent the economy from booming then the economy has never boomed except in the depths of the Covid lockdowns.
Maybe “booming” isn’t what we need the economy to be. I’d much rather it be humane.
I make very good money, but I’d be perfectly happy making 1/3 as much if I knew my savings wouldn’t be obliterated by things totally out of my control like medical bills or a layoff. I feel bad about hoarding money but I still do it because I know the only real safety net I have in this country is what I make for myself.
I’m just saying the post is using the numbers wrong. Things can be bad without being evidence of a bad economy. We use more oil during a booming economy vs a recession, CO2 emissions are bad but it’s a bad thing that increases with a good economy.
Child Poverty and people getting thrown off Medicaid are the return to status quo after temporary pandemic programs. If those people being poor and not having Medicaid prevent the economy from booming then the economy has never boomed except in the depths of the Covid lockdowns.
Maybe “booming” isn’t what we need the economy to be. I’d much rather it be humane.
I make very good money, but I’d be perfectly happy making 1/3 as much if I knew my savings wouldn’t be obliterated by things totally out of my control like medical bills or a layoff. I feel bad about hoarding money but I still do it because I know the only real safety net I have in this country is what I make for myself.
I’m just saying the post is using the numbers wrong. Things can be bad without being evidence of a bad economy. We use more oil during a booming economy vs a recession, CO2 emissions are bad but it’s a bad thing that increases with a good economy.