Three-Quarters Report Suffering ‘Hardship’ From Bidenflation: I&I/TIPP Poll
There is no free lunch. President Biden's profligate fiscal policies and the Federal Reserve's lax monetary policies come at a price: American suffering.
Terry Jones is editor of Issues & Insights. Before that he served as editorial page editor for Investor’s Business Daily. A graduate of UCLA, he lives in Los Angeles.
There is no free lunch. President Biden's profligate fiscal policies and the Federal Reserve's lax monetary policies come at a price: American suffering.
A result of Biden's economic policies?
Center-right voters believe the "deck is stacked" against them, especially in American elections, which contributes to this sense of "unfairness."
Nearly two-thirds of independent voters are dissatisfied with their congressional representatives.
But nearly half say the government should not control key industries.
Priorities for the new GOP-controlled Congress
If American companies cut back on how much they do business in China, they won't get much pushback from the American public.
The answer, probably not surprisingly to anyone, appears to depend heavily on a variety of factors, including where you live, your race, your gender and your political leanings.
Still-fearful Americans skeptical over government's anti-COVID actions.
Due to dwindling supplies, diesel fuel prices are up 50% from last year, raising the cost of food, transportation, manufactured goods, and even gifts.
However, most Americans believe that the COVID restrictions, though draconian and painful, were "necessary" rather than "unnecessary."
Accountability is essential for navigating the future successfully.
Key issues like abortion, immigration, crime, taxes, the size of government, education, free speech, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and climate change divide Americans.
Americans are tired of the way things are and want big changes.
Many independents will decide in the coming days.