re: #6 lawhawk

Well, even considering (IMO) that you are 100% right here, the big problem is that in the contest between reality and political advertising, reality (unfortunately more often than not) usually ends up on its ass.
Case in point; the 45th President of the US….

And like it or not, the average American voter is unlikely to have the same grasp of economics as you, I, or most Lizards; and is going to be prone to consider their vote on the most simplistic appeal they get: i.e. on econ issues, incessant yammering about “Bidenflation” blared away at every opportunity, visa every medium out there. With the absence of credible solutions being noticeably un-emphasized….