#economic-anxiety

#economic-anxiety

KAITLAN COLLINS: Tonight, President Trump is on the road, in Pennsylvania, trying to alleviate anxious Americans' concerns that the economic state of what's happening here in the United States that they feel is overblown, and that because of his policies, as the President put it tonight, the economy is roaring. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: We're bringing those prices down rapidly. Lower prices, bigger paychecks. You're getting lower prices, bigger paychecks.

That was the central concept in an all-too-representative Democratic effort to explain away the mass movement aligning behind Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Back then, the liberal commentariat was mocking the notion that Trump's supporters were motivated by questions of economic policy like trade and globalization. What really mattered to the MAGA faithful, in this overconfident diagnosis, was pure race hatred; the alleged economic worries fueling the Trump phenomenon were really only a fig leaf for a resurgence of white supremacist rancor on the right.

The survey revealed an important shift: people aren't just stepping back because of mortgage rates or home prices any longer. They're pausing because of broader economic anxiety and financial pressure.

"If they're so reliant on fans to buy from them and support them, what happens when that starts to go away?"

In moments of elevated economic uncertainty, the premium on security increases: investors seek safe assets, businesses prioritize safe investments, and families double down on peace of mind.

Our checks get deposited right into a checking account, and every month, I'm very cautious, looking to make sure that they come in.

I guess it depends on what you want your how you want to spend your nights, getting yelled at by unhinged boomer Democrats.

We want the economy to keep rolling smoothly in the background while we live our lives. So when we see this great uncertainty, it only adds to the stress that we're already trying to manage.