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The economy is rising.

Not as fast as debt which means we are getting poorer.

The opposite is happening. People are getting paid more right now in the USA as of the Christmas of 2017, as in since last month now, and so many other great things are happening and you may NOT know that until maybe some years from now since you seem to be out of the loop. Too bad: http://DrudgeReport.com

Wage inflation is picking up and if you go by the official CPI then things are great. I don't buy the official CPI numbers though.

Look at the stock market.

That's easy to rig. Even Obama had a plunge protection team although Trump's is doing better.