President Biden blames the media for Americans' negative views of the economy

[comana]

Fair enough, but our economy is better off without him. He deserves a nice retirement. After all, he's getting on in years.

I question why you think it would be better. I do agree he is too old and would support any constitutional change to limit upper age for President.

 

[RileyG]

I question why you think it would be better. I do agree he is too old and would support any constitutional change to limit upper age for President.

A different President would help our economy IMHO.

Blessings

 

[comana]

A different President would help our economy IMHO.

Blessings

fair enough as your opinion. It is mere speculation though. Biden has helped. That is fact.

 

[Pommer]

A lot of people lost their jobs because of COVID and, of course, now that the COVID situation is better many, but not all, came back to the workforce. But realize most workers are now living paycheck. Paying food, rent, and energy costs is now a hardship. Wages have not kept pace. Joe and the Democrats were warned about inflation but put through the crazy spending. Cities are overburdened with caring for the immigrants Joe invited to come to this country. The cost of crime because of "woke" police and prosecution policies hurts us all. Bidenomics is a disaster.

I stopped looking for links in your posts to back up the rhetoric some time ago.

 

[Valletta]

I stopped looking for links in your posts to back up the rhetoric some time ago.

I've worked with the American major media for a long time so there is no way I can count on them for all of the facts. I started reading a variety of the foreign press, the articles are way more toward neutral than the American press. I can't guess what people don't know,so if you need a source please let me know.

 

[Gene2memE]

Gas is still around $5. Car insurance premiums have nearly doubled. A burger is around $9. A combo is around $12. Rent for small rundown 1 bedroom apartment is around $1800.

US gas prices - country wide - have averaged $3.62 this year.

Country wide price average in September was $3.84, with a forecast of $3.70 by December.

Source: Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

 

[Ceallaigh]

US gas prices - country wide - have averaged $3.62 this year.

Country wide price average in September was $3.84, with a forecast of $3.70 by December.

Source: Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Look up what it averages in the most populated areas. Where I'm at it averages about $5.50.

 

[Gene2memE]

A lot of people lost their jobs because of COVID and, of course, now that the COVID situation is better many, but not all, came back to the workforce.

US unemployment is essentially where it was before COVID-19 - roughly in a range of 3.5% to 4.0%.
US labour participation rate is slightly below where it was before COVID-19 - about 62.5% compared to 63%.

But realize most workers are now living paycheck to paycheck. Paying food, rent, and energy costs is now a hardship. Wages have not kept pace.

Depends on the time period you measure. Growth in real wages has beaten inflation for the past seven consecutive months. But, inflation was higher than wages growth for the previous 21 months.

Joe and the Democrats were warned about inflation but put through the crazy spending.

Inflation was on an upwards curve before Biden got into office. There was very little the administration could actually do about inflation until it passed its first budget.

 

[Gene2memE]

Look up what it averages in the most populated areas. Where I'm at it averages about $5.50.

According to AAA, only California has regular petrol prices above $5. Country-wide average is $3.646 (as of October 12th).

AAA Gas Prices

gasprices.aaa.com

 

[Ceallaigh]

According to AAA, only California has regular petrol prices above $5. Country-wide average is $3.646 (as of October 12th).

AAA Gas Prices

gasprices.aaa.com

The avenge in Washington state is $4.963. In Seattle it's $5.155.

AAA Gas Prices

gasprices.aaa.com

Gas, car prices, car insurance premiums, rent, mortgage payments, home owner dues, food, utilities etc are extremely high for the working class. And if it continues, which seems likely, they'll probably want another president.