President Donald Trump’s launch of a nationwide “affordability tour” this week may look to some like an admission that Americans are struggling under the weight of the administration’s tariffs and rising utility and grocery costs—but Trump assured one reporter on Tuesday that he would acknowledge no such thing.

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    You need to understand that politicians and billionaires use a different dictionary. In that one, ‘economy’ is defined as ‘rich people’s money, assets and influence’. Applying this definition, everything makes sense.

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      The company I’ve worked at in a specialist/management position for slightly above minimum wage where I haven’t had a pay increase in two years, reported record profits this year.