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  1. The left will never poll well on "the economy" because we're told that "the economy" is how well things are for business owners, and their interests are fundamentally opposed to those of the working class
    1. …in reply to @__MoBlack
      Think about why it is that the metrics we use to measure "the economy" are always: GDP, stock market, and U-3 unemployment. Why not: wage growth, median net worth, houselessness, food security, and U-6 unemployment? Y'know, metrics that show how well off the average worker is?
      1. …in reply to @__MoBlack
        They also tend to add the word "small" before "business" to make it sound like their policies help the average person. But what helps small businesses almost always helps large corporations even more, because they're of the same class character @thehill/1313160799851098115