As of the end of 2023, the typical U.S. worker could afford the same goods and services as in 2019, prior to the pandemic, and had an additional $1,400 to spend or save per year, according to a January analysis by Treasury officials.

Demar Byas of Pontiac, Michigan referred to experts touting the nation’s economic performance as a “slap in the face.”

“You’re celebrating these numbers, but we are struggling,” said Byas, who juggles several jobs to make ends meet. “It’s no relief in sight, and just say those numbers and to celebrate that, and as I said stuff becomes a slap in the face.”

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      Lol, no. It certainly has aspects of selectively presenting facts. However, so does any argument or debate, ever.

      Making stuff up is using false or fabricated information. Like your example of a definition that is objectively untrue.

      I understand you’re using a rhetorical device, but the point applies. You’re doing the very thing you accuse them of.