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Why People Say the Economy is Bad: Fees and Insurance

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Dean Baker

2d ago

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People’s negative assessments of the economy continue to be somewhat of a mystery. The recent run-up in gas prices and inflation more generally is unambiguously bad news, but is this the worst economy ever, as some of the consumer confidence measures have been showing recently? Real income for those at the middle and bottom has More The post Why People Say the Economy is Bad: Fees and Insurance appeared first on CounterPunch.org .

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