• originalucifer
    link
    fedilink
    202 years ago

    if ‘the economy’ is not really a metric the common man should care about in any capacity, why do news agencies push it like its the new god?

    • @maynarkh@feddit.nl
      link
      fedilink
      122 years ago

      The “economy” means the stock market. It’s what is important for capital gains. Guess who owns the news?

      • @SCB@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        12 years ago

        The stock market was doing fine even when the economy was at its worst. 2008, this was not.

      • @chitak166@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        -52 years ago

        Eh, I also think all the people with $300k+ houses are interested in ‘the economy.’

        It’s the rest of us that are hung out to dry.

        If you think millionaires are the only issue, you’re part of the problem.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
      link
      fedilink
      12 years ago

      why do news agencies push it like its the new god?

      Because it is the new god. Praise The Holy Economy and Its Invisible Hand!