I feel some doubt that the economy is screwed. I've posted a couple of articles on my tl about the enormous amount of money being spent in my area on recreational marijuana and sports gambling. I know that's accurate because of the chatter I hear when I'm out, and when I talk to neighbors. Certainly groceries are more expensive but stores near me are moving inventory as fast as ever. I couldn't even get the shampoo I like when I was shopping yesterday. Houses around here that range from $300-$600k sell within days. There are three families on my street alone that have new Teslas, and one of those ugly trucks drove through the neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. New phones of every type abound. Membership at the local cigar place is healthy, and they're not smoking cheap stuff because cheap stuff isn't sold there. Etc.

Much of the bad economic data I see online simply doesn't match up with what I see around me, and I'm in a very economically mixed lower middle class to upper class area. This isn't all driven by rich people and debt, it can't be.