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The Anxiety Economy

We're told to stop being so darn negative even as the tsunami of inequality washes away the beach chairs of the bottom 90%.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Jun 21, 2024
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The disconnect between the happy story of the economy is growing healthily, so all is well and the insecurity and stagnation experienced by the bottom 90% of wage earners has been widening since the wheels fell off in 2008. One would be forgiven for assuming that a smartly growing economy would increase the general sense of security and reduce the gener…

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