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Perspective] US media: The American people are optimistic about their own economy, and the dawn at the end of the tunnel has not yet appeared!
China**Network, February 8 (Dang Chaofeng) On the 7th local time, "Wall Street**" reported that interviews with Americans across the United States showed that they all showed fear of an unpredictable world in which no one in ** or business has the ability to lead the country through dangerous times. Among the respondents, some are well-off, while others are barely making ends meet; Some have advanced education, and some work in blue-collar jobs; Some are Republicans, some are Democrats.
When any of them were asked about the state of the U.S. economy, they all exuded the same pessimism.
At the start of the pandemic, Alfredo Argello bought and operated a Mooyah burger franchise just outside of Nashville, and now he has opened a second one and employs nearly 50 people.
Despite his personal successes, Arguello said he believes that for a country that has just emerged from the trauma of the pandemic and high inflation, "the light at the end of the tunnel has not yet appeared". He said many other restaurants in the neighborhood had recently closed, and on the whole, he was concerned that the United States was suffering because political leaders put the needs of their party ahead of the needs of the country.
Argello said:"You could say that the unemployment rate is 37%, but who cares in this uncertain situation? Because that's how people feel. They don't feel hope. What they feel is a ** America. Arguello used the word "unstable" to describe the U.S. economy. "What people can sense is not whether inflation is becoming mild, but whether the clouds are still not clearing," he said. ”
Theresa Foster estimates that her family's net worth has increased because her family's suburb of Albany, N.Y., has been worth about 20% since the start of the pandemic. "But every time I go to the store, I'm taken aback," Foster said. Combined, she and her husband earn more than $200,000. "I feel that we are walking on thin ice, very vulnerable, and there is no theoretical basis for the approaches that the two parties have come up with to deal with economic problems," she said. ”
Foster, 57, earned a master's degree with GI Bill of Rights benefits and works part-time at a nonprofit while her husband works full-time in human resources. For her, the argument that cooling inflation eases her financial worries is like telling someone who is bleeding that their blood flow has slowed.
Foster said she was disturbed by the fact that the U.S. was spending money and making mistakes repeatedly. For example, the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. All of this discourages confidence in the ability of leaders to deal with other complex issues.
"I feel like no matter how much they talk about the economy, they don't really know it because they don't have a coherent plan," she said. ”
**Funck, from Milford, Ohio, said she cares for patients at a large medical center in Cincinnati where there are many uninsured, homeless patients.
Funck, 52, said: "Politicians seem to be doing well, while everyone else is struggling. ”
She earns about $90,000 a year, her student loans are forgiven after 20 years, and she has no children to support. Still, she often worries that she'll be dragged down by unexpected expenses. She said she had little income left after her mortgage, car loan, groceries and utilities. She prioritizes saving for retirement, "because I don't expect social security to be there, I have to be able to support myself."
In Wilmington, North Carolina, the Clayton Wiles family felt as if their family's finances were regressing, despite raising their salaries and developing a thrifty habit.
Clayton, a 44-year-old trailer driver, earns $10,000 more a year from his job than he did three years ago, bringing his family's annual income to $5$80,000. But the Claytons can't afford to fix their broken down truck and plan to dip into their meager retirement savings to pay for Medicare for their two children if they lose Medicaid eligibility this year.
Haleigh, 30, is studying at school and hopes to become a teacher one day, but she worries that even if she can bring another income to her family, they won't be able to start saving for a down payment on the house. "I don't think the American Dream is gone, the American Dream is unattainable," Haleigh said. Because you need money to make money, you're either ahead at the start or you're always playing catch-up."
*: China**Net.