A Wealth of Common Sense · 2 October 2026 · Additional Read

Why is Consumer Sentiment so Low?

Ben Carlson

Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has hit historic lows despite strong economic fundamentals—stock markets at all-time highs, 4% unemployment, record household net worth. The piece explores why (inflation memory, housing costs, wealth inequality, politics, social media doom) while questioning whether a survey methodology shift to online polling may be inflating pessimism.

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