Biden Gets More Bad Electoral News From Blue-Collar Workers

Biden Gets More Bad Electoral News From Blue-Collar Workers


Working-class Americans continue to feel the strain of “Bidenomics” – President Joe Biden’s economic policies — and many are frustrated enough to consider voting for Republicans later this year.

Three blue-collar workers joined “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday and detailed the impact of Biden’s inflationary policies on their wallets.

“This isn’t the good old days of your grandfathers, where hard work was enough to make a living for yourself,” civil inspector Andrew Craig told Fox Business.

“It takes more ingenuity and wit with that now. It’s very hard to save money with, as you were just saying, gas prices and groceries, insurance rates and many other things that have fed into eating into our pockets.”

Under Biden, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

  • Energy prices up nearly 33 percent
  • Electricity costs up almost 28 percent
  • Food prices up around 21 percent
  • Housing climbed almost 20 percent

Overall, costs are up nearly 18 percent across the board, the BLS notes, with the outlet adding:

The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rent, rose 0.3% in January from the previous month. Prices climbed 3.1% from the same time last year.

A more detailed look at the economy shows other areas of concern. Gas prices, credit card debt, wages and home prices are among the areas most drastically impacted by rising costs. 

“Within the past five years, home prices have skyrocketed tremendously, and most lenders want about a 20% down payment. And for a $400,000 house, that’s about $80,000,” Craig explained.

Also, the interest rates under Biden have gone from near zero towards the end of then-President Donald Trump’s term to north of 9 percent at many institutions, thanks in large part to inflation.

Wage growth has also been an issue. While wages have risen, generally speaking, they are being consumed by “Bidenflation.”

“We’re hiring as best we can. It’s difficult to find people. That’s that’s been a challenge for several years now. Maybe the past decade. I’m hearing that wages are at an all-time high. I’m certainly feeling that I’m paying my guys more than I ever have. And it’s sort of a misleading statistic, where it seems like we’re paying more because somehow we’re swimming in money and we’re just sharing the wealth, but that’s not really it,” Gateway plumbing and heating CEO John Cataneo told the outlet.

“The fact the work and material and everything costs so much more money… All the prices have been driven up,” carpenter Phillip Downell said.

“We’re paying more because we have to, we have to pay as much as we can to get people to show up. What used to be [a] top-tier salary is something close to starting salaries these days. So that’s very difficult. Labor is a very difficult cost to overcome,” he added.

“I’m hoping that there will be an administration change. With the current one that’s in order right now, there’s a lot of uncertainties. We need people in this nation who are for Americans and about Americans,” Craig said.

Downell, who didn’t vote in the last two elections, is planning to vote this time — red.

“I’m looking for a little more help. And stop charging Americans so much money,” he told Fox Business.


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