10/18/2026
Political Picture · economy

Why are consumers so negative on a good economy? It’s the inflation, stupid.

Filed by Deacon Rift
Why are consumers so negative on a good economy? It’s the inflation, stupid.
Republicans are frustrated that the public has such a sour view of the economy, especially when growth is accelerating and we may be on the cusp of what some are calling America’s economic “golden age.” Rising prices are the ongoing problem, and the most recent inflation readings did nothing to turn around voters’ gloom. A hotter-then-expected

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Why are consumers so negative on a good economy? It’s the inflation, stupid. — Political Picture