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North Coast Lawyer

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31. Top 10% still spending

Reply to indusurb (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:22 PM

15 hrs ago

Could be cooked books.

Or, it could be further confirmation that much of the American population is no longer economically relevant. Our brave new economy depends on the top 10%'s continued spending. The suffering of those at the bottom of the pyramid is economically irrelevant.

It's basically Dr. Suess' Yertle the Turtle:

... “Your Majesty, please… I don’t like to complain,
But down here below, we are feeling great pain.
I know, up on top you are seeing great sights,
But down here at the bottom we, too, should have
rights. ...

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They're cooking the economic books to please Trump [View all] indusurb 23 hrs ago OP

Wall Street is ignoring this news today Johonny 23 hrs ago #1

True, but Wall Street has become less and less connected to the real economy for the past thirty years indusurb 22 hrs ago #2

No way in hell was GDP at 4.3% gab13by13 22 hrs ago #3

Last year, Chris Hayes interviewed Deminpenn 20 hrs ago #18

It Was Only 4.3%... ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #23

Everyday Americans are NOT feeling it! NCDem47 22 hrs ago #4

From your keyboard to dog's ears. raccoon 20 hrs ago #21

of course it's a lie. Javaman 22 hrs ago #5

Those are my suspicions as well. Borogove 22 hrs ago #6

What I've Seen modrepub 22 hrs ago #7

As far Rebl2 22 hrs ago #8

Then your neck of the woods probably isn't affected by tourism. tavernier 21 hrs ago #10

I have been curious about that. I will be in Key West for two weeks in January. Pacifist Patriot 21 hrs ago #14

Certainly not to us because "normal" snowbird season in January tavernier 1 hr ago #32

LOL. Now pull my other finger! PSPS 21 hrs ago #11

People are using payday loans for groceries questionseverything 20 hrs ago #20

I watch the headlines scroll across my msn home page gab13by13 21 hrs ago #9

Jim Beam is closing it's main distlllery for one year due to poor sales. patphil 20 hrs ago #15

Here's one thought you can take to the bank... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #12

Sadly, you cannot trust any of the data right now from the government ashredux 21 hrs ago #13

***ITS TRUE*** But look at what increased !! HCI premiums (link) uponit7771 20 hrs ago #16

I actually laughed when I saw the number D_Master81 20 hrs ago #17

The only "boom" is in the Health-Care-Insurance biz. Justice matters. 19 hrs ago #24

This bit economic smoke and richdj25 20 hrs ago #19

Good luck with that Donald, It ain't gonna work... Fil1957 20 hrs ago #22

I do not trust any numbers from the trump assholes LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #25

Me too Walleye 16 hrs ago #27

There's an old song, "straighten up and fly right." It goes something like Walleye 16 hrs ago #26

Cook away. Pocketbooks don't lie. Raven123 16 hrs ago #28

That's why they fired everyone who keeps the books. BlueTsunami2018 16 hrs ago #29

Ordinarily that would be conspiracy theory. thought crime 16 hrs ago #30

Top 10% still spending North Coast Lawyer 15 hrs ago #31