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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Most people are too stupid to realize that the economy is like a massive cargo ship, it was on a course set by Trump when Biden got elected, and it took nearly 4 years for Biden to change course. Now that's just the first step. You have to then wait for the ship to get out of the storm and reach it's destination, which is where the disconnect lays. We're all still seeing the storm and feeling the rain, and the ship bobbing in huge waves, and Biden was telling us that everything was getting better. He wasn't wrong People just don't realize how long it takes to get out of the storm even after the course has been corrected.

Date Rape Donny on the other hand is steering us straight into the storm, while telling us it doesn't exist

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

For changes in the economy like those, you really need a two term president: one term to lay the groundwork and the second to “stay the course” to reap the benefits.

This is also where Harris’ response of not wanting to change anything is the best choice. She would have seen the benefits and received credit for Biden’s groundwork.

Its difficult to get this across, especially since so many voters don’t have the respective or patience to look beyond immediate needs