The Economy is Booming. Why Does it Feel Like a Bust?
The U.S. economy is experiencing a split-screen reality: strong job growth, low unemployment, and rising productivity contrast sharply with widespread consumer pessimism driven by high inflation, particularly in gas and food prices, creating a disconnect between economic data and lived ex
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