Oh my sweet summer child, if only you knew what that fucking statistic has done to Australian politics.I understand, but Trump really brought it to the forefront of public discourse when he began using it as the only economic indicator. Biden is apparently continuing that trend.
You haven't seen bad economic discourse until you've seen an Australian election campaign season. Trump and the Yanks are just using what the Murdochs perefected down here first.
Literally the current race has turned on its head because the opposition leader was 'busted' not knowing the unemployment rate (and interest rate). I'm talking massive shifts in the polls.
All the shit that ScoMo has done means nothing compared to not knowing a bullshit stat off the top of your head.