With a Democrat in the White House the media has been getting another chance to explain the upside to bad economic news.
Having previously explained why President Biden is so “at ease” during hectic times, Politico has now been spotting pointing out the upside of slower wage growth during high inflation:
You should be happy your pay raise is so small.
Corporate media propaganda narratives. pic.twitter.com/qX4F4864ex
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) July 14, 2022
Hey, that water isn’t going to carry itself!
Poverty, so hot right now pic.twitter.com/tndCpDi3SA
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 14, 2022
You’ve got to love the “here’s why something not good is for the best in the long term” aspect of #journalism when a Democrat is in office.
That's a pretty incredible spin from the "$15/hr living wage" people
— Torrey M. Spears 🇺🇸 (@torreymspears) July 14, 2022
Politico would have taken the “silver lining” approach if Trump were still in office, right?
One step from "funemployment."
— Herr Dr. Samaritan, AB, AB, MA, JD, PhD ABD (@DgFontanella) July 14, 2022
Corporate press are the enemy of the people https://t.co/Rz4IG30qWZ
— Andrew Elliott (@no_coercion) July 14, 2022
And yet they wonder why trust in the media gets lower by the day.
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