Why Joe Biden Isn’t Getting Credit for the Economy
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As he runs for re-election, President Biden is talking about one specific issue a lot: the economy. He emphasizes the nation’s low unemployment and slowing inflation, and even rolled out a catchy nickname for the good numbers: Bidenomics.
The problem for Biden is that few Americans seem to agree that the economy is strong. They think the opposite.
This week, we explore the gap between the good economy, as described by the president, and the not-so-great economy, as felt by so many Americans. And we do it in Dayton, Ohio, where activists are working to get increasing the minimum wage on the ballot in November. It’s a view of Biden’s economy from the bottom up.
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I felt viscerally I’ll listening to this. We’re screwed. Trump’s coming back.
this was a great set of conversations about why people are disillusioned with the Dems. I'm progressive and loathe establishment Dems because like one of the people said, they promise a lot and give a little. the problem with reps is that they're in a cult following a guy who tried to overturn our democratic process. I'll be voting for Biden in Nov but only because trump is a threat to our system as a whole. vote in primaries people! that's the only way we get better candidates in the general