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applegrove

(131,908 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 PM 6 hrs ago

Most Say the Economy Is Getting Worse

Most Say the Economy Is Getting Worse

March 18, 2026 at 9:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 79 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/18/most-say-the-economy-is-getting-worse/

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is getting worse.

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Most Say the Economy Is Getting Worse (Original Post) applegrove 6 hrs ago OP

It jas a long way to drop and a protracted Johonny 6 hrs ago #1

I want to meet the people who say it's getting better newdeal2 6 hrs ago #2

The uninformed in this country wear Velcro shoes. NoMoreRepugs 6 hrs ago #3

Every one I know says things are tight, even my bigger budget friends are tightening up. Deuxcents 4 hrs ago #4

Johonny

(26,081 posts)

1. It jas a long way to drop and a protracted

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:19 PM

6 hrs ago

War should do the trick

newdeal2

(5,333 posts)

2. I want to meet the people who say it's getting better

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:25 PM

6 hrs ago

They must be getting ICE contracts or work at the McDonald’s near Mar-a-lago.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,011 posts)

3. The uninformed in this country wear Velcro shoes.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:29 PM

6 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(26,651 posts)

4. Every one I know says things are tight, even my bigger budget friends are tightening up.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:05 AM

4 hrs ago

Giving up some pampering and cruises while the rest of us never had those issues to begin with as we manicure our own nails..things like that. Wasn’t a shock to any of us..been talking about it and knew it was coming. Gas here is up a dollar a gallon already, for starters

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