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Home Front: Politix
Majority of Americans Had to Cut Back on Summer Plans as Biden Spent Over 200 Days on Vacation
2022-09-08
[Townhall] It’s hard to believe that after roughly 10 months, Americans are still having to fight inflation at the hands of the Biden administration.

According to a new poll by Gallup, 56 percent of Americans blame the high price increases for their lives essentially being worse.

That number is up from 49 percent in January and 45 percent in November.

Twelve percent of Americans describe their financial pain as "severe" and 44 percent say it is "moderate."

The poll also found that the current climate of hardship brought on by the 40-year-high inflation has affected people's ability to maintain their current standard of living.

Americans have already had to shift their way of living so much so that they can just put gas in their tanks to get to work and feed their families.

A majority of respondents, 74 percent, claimed their financial situation as "severe" make less than $48,000 per year. Twelve percent of middle-class respondents and 4 percent of upper-class respondents also said their hardships were "severe."

Even those making over $90,000 annually claimed to be struggling for the first time since inflation took over in November.
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  Joe lost interest in his daughter years ago. Now it’s a jug of Mr Bubble and some quality time with the grandkids.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-09-08 19:24  

#9  We cut out our travel plans but not because of money; was concerned about airline connections and the possibility of gas unavailability. The former remains true but spousal unit now can’t handle endless hours in the car.
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-09-08 14:09  

#8  Easier to shower with his daughter in Delaware than in the WH.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-09-08 12:37  

#7  Well, we are always hearing how hard it is to live on those $175k a year gummint salaries. And how expensive houses and apartments are in all the trendy blue neighborhoods...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-08 12:30  

#6  Eventhose making over $90,000 annually claimed to be struggling...
Why didn't the author add scare quotes around 'claimed', hmmm? The inference was certainly there. Still, without knowing what the cost-of-living where the respondent was the number loses a lot of meaning. A 90K salary in Texas is a lot bigger than it is in Manhattan...
Posted by: magpie   2022-09-08 12:25  

#5  Even those making over $90,000 annually claimed to be struggling for the first time since inflation took over in November.

Funny when Democrats say similar things, it's never described as a claim, is it?
Posted by: Raj   2022-09-08 12:02  

#4  I think anyone making that connection understands the mascot doesn't call the plays, and will do a little dance when the producer thinks the game is dragging.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-08 11:39  

#3  ^ It's a recessionistic cycle by definition.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-08 11:34  

#2  The Great American Squeeze: 69 million households are now canceling vacations, driving less and cutting grocery bills as inflation hits home, pollsters reveal
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-08 11:33  

#1  Just think how much worse things could be if Joe stayed on the job.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-09-08 10:10  

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