The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It’s yet another data point that underlines the country’s economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

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    5 months ago

    This is exactly along the lines of what I thought. It’s just so strange to me to have people cheer a good economy when it can mean so little for your average peon.

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      5 months ago

      That’s because they’ve been conditioned to believe that the economy as a whole doing good somehow means something for the average person.