Republicans Deserve To Lose, but Democrats Do Not Deserve To Win.
Anyone wondering why the Republicans are facing historic losses in this week’s midterm elections should consider these two numbers: 3.7 percent and 0.6 precent. The first is the latest one year increase in prices from the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The second is how much wages and salaries for private industry workers are reported to have fallen in the last year when adjusted to account for the rise in prices. Even Americans with increasing incomes are struggling with inflation.
In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump, who was promising to focus on affordability, recaptured the White…
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