I have never heard anyone herald the Twitter IPO as a sign of economic recovery. The IPO is in the news constantly because it's a minute-by-minute spectacle of wealth lost and wealth gained – not because people think it's a sign of easing economic times.
> Meanwhile, in the real America – the one where you can't call Uber to take you to a launch party – people are dropping out of the workforce, the recovery is weakening and early cuts in food stamps are already slamming the poor. That real America is the one that's not getting much attention.
I don't think the economic slump that affects such a large segment of the population is not getting much attention. The shoddy economy has basically dominated economic news for the past five years; I see articles about its poor state every time the jobs numbers come out. The public doesn't believe the economy is recovering either: http://www.gallup.com/poll/151127/Economic-Conditions-Weekly...
> Meanwhile, in the real America – the one where you can't call Uber to take you to a launch party – people are dropping out of the workforce, the recovery is weakening and early cuts in food stamps are already slamming the poor. That real America is the one that's not getting much attention.
I don't think the economic slump that affects such a large segment of the population is not getting much attention. The shoddy economy has basically dominated economic news for the past five years; I see articles about its poor state every time the jobs numbers come out. The public doesn't believe the economy is recovering either: http://www.gallup.com/poll/151127/Economic-Conditions-Weekly...
This article draws the wrong conclusions.