americans feel lousy about the economy, but it turns out most of the country has actually come out ahead financially during the pandemic. that's right. it's the covid economy contradiction. inflation gets all the headlines, all the blame at 7.5% annual inflation. it's the highest in nearly 40 years, but as bad as that sounds, it is directly related to good news. fastest economic growth in four decades and a jobless rate that's just 4%. since the start of the pandemic, americans' disposable income has increased more than 5% after inflation. let's bring in cnn white house correspondent john harwood. john, this terrific analysis that you published, you write this. even those who fault president biden's policies for exacerbating inflation, they acknowledge that right now the pandemic economy continues to offer large under appreciated rewards. what are those rewards?