From the morning chat - The economic boom of 2019 that had to be stopped by the Plandemic
From a quick GROK request
One strong example is coverage of the U.S. Census Bureau’s September 2020 release of 2019 income and poverty data.
Multiple outlets reported on it that day. Key points from the data and reporting:
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Real median household income rose 6.8% to about $68,700—the highest on record (since tracking began in 1967).
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The poverty rate fell to 10.5% (down 1.3 points from 2018), the lowest since estimates began in 1959, with about 4.2 million fewer people in poverty.
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This occurred during the longest economic expansion on record, with unemployment near a 50-year low of around 3.5%.
Examples of 2020 articles:
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Fox Business (Sept. 15, 2020): “US median income soared to record high in 2019 as poverty fell.” It highlights the income jump, record-low poverty, and the strong pre-pandemic expansion.
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CNN (Sept. 15, 2020): “Census: Median income hit record high in 2019 before the pandemic.” Covers the same Census figures and notes gains across groups.
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NPR and WSJ ran similar pieces the same day emphasizing rising incomes and falling poverty as fruits of the long expansion that ended with COVID.
Earlier in 2020, official statements and reports also highlighted 2019 strength. For instance, a January 2020 Commerce Department statement on full-year 2019 GDP noted 2.3% growth, an all-time high GDP level, strong consumer spending, and rising personal income, framing it as continued solid performance.
These pieces (especially the September Census coverage) directly look back at 2019 as a strong year for incomes, poverty reduction, jobs, and overall expansion before the pandemic disruption. The Census Bureau’s own “Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019” report (released September 2020) is the underlying source.
