Why Do Americans Think the Economy is Worse Than It Is?

Have you heard that inflation is spiraling out of control, that we're in a recession, that

Why Do Americans Think the Economy is Worse Than It Is? Two Cents

Premiered February 07, 2024
Why Do Americans Think the Economy is Worse Than It Is?

Have you heard that inflation is spiraling out of control? Have you heard that we're in a recession? Have you heard that people have less spending power today than their parents did 30 years ago? If you're on social media (and who isn't?) you've probably heard some or all of these facts presented like they were common knowledge. The problem is… they're all wrong.

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Two Cents

PBS Digital Studios and the producers of It’s Okay to Be Smart bring you TWO CENTS, a new weekly series about personal finance for millennials and Gen Z.

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