because literally every human being I know on this planet is in a better position today than they were a few years ago financially and it.would be pretty tough to moronically swim upstream of this economy. did you do it? 
There's little doubt that cracker America which includes uber Suburban Cracker Omaha feels like they're doing well. FTR-I live in Cracker Town USA myself aka OPKS. Albeit, unlike far flung country road suburban Omaha, my part of OPKS is increasingly diversified.
That said the audience is reminded that increases in consumer spending are almost wholly derivative of inflation, and very much includes the items that the Federal Government unilaterally excludes from CPI et. al.
As an additional note: Not a single sane person in Cracker Town USA in pre-Pandemic Don Trump America thought they were doing poorly, quite the opposite in fact. That is, if they were being non hyper-partiisan true to themselves.
The 10,000 point plus run up of the DJI in less than a year in the latter stages Don Trump America/Post Covid #blueanon fascist insanity America is noted and hereby recorded.
