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Miles Archer

(23,671 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:34 PM 19 hrs ago

Bessent: People, in their heart of hearts, feel good about the economy. I'm not sure what they're telling survey people

The regime is so out of touch.
— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T16:30:11.044Z

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Bessent: People, in their heart of hearts, feel good about the economy. I'm not sure what they're telling survey people (Original Post) Miles Archer 19 hrs ago OP

Wow - he's really flailing. nt GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #1

Gaslighting 101. Telling us how we feel leftstreet 19 hrs ago #2

he's echoing Trump.. agingdem 19 hrs ago #10

Bessent is an arrogant asshole and a vile sadist. dalton99a 19 hrs ago #3

Things are terrible bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #4

CEO's are occupationally predisposed to telling us how we feel. Maru Kitteh 19 hrs ago #5

Poster boy for that is Jamie Dimon who's always whining about the ungrateful public. Ritabert 19 hrs ago #9

lol Smokster 19 hrs ago #6

Are those people who feel good about the economy there in the room with you now? Ritabert 19 hrs ago #7

LOL! Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #12

It's my go-to phrase when some Trumper makes an absurd claim. Ritabert 19 hrs ago #13

It's excellent, may I borrow it? Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #14

Yes please do. Ritabert 18 hrs ago #16

They all continue to whistle zippity-do-dah out of City Lights 19 hrs ago #8

He's puzzled and concerned not enough people are thanking Torchlight 19 hrs ago #11

... Solly Mack 18 hrs ago #15

GenThePerservering

(3,487 posts)

1. Wow - he's really flailing. nt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:35 PM

19 hrs ago

leftstreet

(41,050 posts)

2. Gaslighting 101. Telling us how we feel

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:36 PM

19 hrs ago

fuck off

agingdem

(8,915 posts)

10. he's echoing Trump..

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:55 PM

19 hrs ago

"greatest economy''...and here is what they (people) are telling survey people (?)...we can pay the rent or Dad's diabetes meds, we can't do both..we can pay for gas or pay the electric bill, we can't do both...

if Bessent thinks gaslighting for Trump is a career topper, he should have a chat with Gary Cohn...

dalton99a

(94,644 posts)

3. Bessent is an arrogant asshole and a vile sadist.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:37 PM

19 hrs ago

bucolic_frolic

(55,407 posts)

4. Things are terrible

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:40 PM

19 hrs ago

Can see it in the stagnant merchandise is retailers and the discounts on higher end food items near expiration and lighter traffic on the highways. Everyone is consuming less as far as I can see.

Maru Kitteh

(31,858 posts)

5. CEO's are occupationally predisposed to telling us how we feel.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

19 hrs ago

They have no fucking clue how to handle it when this fails and we insist upon our own thoughts and perceptions.

Ritabert

(2,495 posts)

9. Poster boy for that is Jamie Dimon who's always whining about the ungrateful public.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:53 PM

19 hrs ago

Smokster

(18 posts)

6. lol

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

19 hrs ago

Ritabert

(2,495 posts)

7. Are those people who feel good about the economy there in the room with you now?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 PM

19 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(40,759 posts)

12. LOL!

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:06 PM

19 hrs ago

Ritabert

(2,495 posts)

13. It's my go-to phrase when some Trumper makes an absurd claim.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:23 PM

19 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(40,759 posts)

14. It's excellent, may I borrow it?

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:27 PM

18 hrs ago

Ritabert

(2,495 posts)

16. Yes please do.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #14)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:12 PM

18 hrs ago

City Lights

(25,914 posts)

8. They all continue to whistle zippity-do-dah out of

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:52 PM

19 hrs ago

their backsides. Anything to please Dementia Don.

Torchlight

(6,922 posts)

11. He's puzzled and concerned not enough people are thanking

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:58 PM

19 hrs ago

"Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week..."

Solly Mack

(97,043 posts)

15. ...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:42 PM

18 hrs ago

In their hearts of hearts:

...the hungry feel full. I'm not sure what they're telling the survey people.

...the sick feel healthy. I'm not sure what they're telling the survey people.

...the broke feel rich. I'm not sure what they're telling the survey people.

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