WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Perceptions of inflation vs. wage growth: why the divergence?  – by New Deal democrat My recent travels included visits to cousins and their children on both…

Is Late Economic Reporting the Cause of bad perceptions by the population? Open Thread February 13 2024 Inflation cooled again in January . . . Angry Bear…

Inflation Is Scrambling Americans’ Perceptions of Middle-Class Life, businessinsider.com, Jennifer Sor Yes, we have inflation. It is a given. Inflation is scrambling the lives of middle-class Americans. Income is not…

…Building on last year’s less-negative assessments of crime in the U.S., Americans’ perceptions have again improved in 2025. Less than half, 49%, now say crime is an “extremely” or “very”…

Chris Caldwell of the Financial Times writes: This is why the leak in the Gulf may make it less likely that Mr Obama will get the environmental legislation he desires….

…of their pay and improve retention,” said Elizabeth Steiner, co-author of the RAND report. “We found teachers who had better perceptions of their benefits also had better perceptions of their…

…to public. On the other side of the market, small regional butchers are also seeing their hayday with state inspection adherence for private label processing and packing for local smaller…

…way it must be if it is to survive as a vibrant public postal system, as envisioned by the Founders In the debates about the Postal Service, the public interest…

…public plan. Elmendorf asserts few will choose the public plan and many of those who do will be in poor health. The government plan will be puny—giving it little market…

…real income, but also an assurance that severe hardship isn’t just a stretch of bad luck away. Lastly, I would also argue perceptions of affordability are often intertwining with perceptions…