“Sales Are Up!” – But What Are You Actually Getting? They’ll tell you Black Friday was a "success." They’ll flash big numbers and pat themselves on the back. 4.1% increase in retail sales, 9.1% boost in online shopping — sounds like a booming economy, right? Wrong. Dig just one inch below the surface and you’ll find the rot. Order volume dropped 1% – so people bought less stuff. Units per transaction fell 2% – your shopping cart shrunk. Prices spiked 7% on average – and you paid more for the privilege. Let that sink in: Americans are working harder, earning less, and being charged more for fewer goods. Welcome to Bidenomics, Wall Street-style. They call it “growth.” I call it…
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