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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman shrugged off the notion that most Americans are actually struggling in what he declared a “good economy” under President Biden, despite what they tell pollsters. 

“I’m OK, people I know are OK, but somewhere out there it’s terrible,” Krugman wrote Tuesday while blocking replies to his post on X.

Krugman shared a link to his Monday column titled “Good Economy, Negative Vibes: The Story Continues,” where he began by saying “we’ve had so much winning that we’ve gotten tired of winning, or at any rate blasé about it” when it comes to economic news. 

“Paul Krugman doesn’t know any regular Americans, and so he and the rest of the corporate press mock and gaslight you while you struggle with your rent or mortgage, food and other living costs. Absolutely zero compassion or connection to reality,” financial commentator Carol Roth reacted to Krugman’s post. 

“How much do you …

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