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Inflation
The number one issue that affects most households is inflation. When Donald Trump left office, the annual inflation rate was 1.4%. Compare that to a year later, when the official rate was 9%. Currently, the rate has dropped to 3%, but that is only if you don’t consider the cost of groceries and gasoline for your vehicle. If you calculate the cumulative inflation on groceries from 2020, it exceeds 25%. However, this pales to that of fuel, which exceeds 60%.
They are left out of the official inflation calculation, yet they have the greatest effect on most families. Housing expenses and other factors don’t affect everyone every year, but one must go to the grocery store every week. Likewise, to get to work and home, you must fill up your gas tank.
The Biden-Harris campaign explained it as ‘transitory’ and ignored the issue. Administrations don’t control prices; however, policies such as running up the national debt will affect prices. Setting unrealistic minimum wages that exceed the value of goods produced does. Providing food stamps to those crossing our borders creates excess demand for a limited supply of anything!
Our National Borders
Once considered a regional concern, is now a national issue. The last three and half years have left us ten million folks to feed and house. With no serious vetting, the current administration has released most with promises that they will appear in court several years from now. Additionally, now not only has this administration not enforced our border laws, but it has also provided air flights to our airports. Likewise, we learned that hundreds have been allowed in despite being on the international terrorist watch list.
We currently provide housing, food, medical care, and free phones, all at the expense of taxpayers. Some are willing to work below minimum wage rates, undercutting the ability of our citizens to find work or keeping wage rates lower.
Most everyone accepts that immigration is acceptable. However, it should be America that sets the standard for who comes to the United States! We should vet everyone for health, education, and, most importantly, that they are good citizens and have a strong work ethic.
The Trump Administration had a policy that prevented illegal crossings until and unless they were vetted. The Biden Administration reversed that policy simply because it was Trump’s policy. Trump was working on a border wall, Biden-Harris began dismantling the wall. Biden tasked Harris with the responsibility of dealing with the border, but she simply ignored the issue until this year’s election.
I will address other issues that should be considered by voters in the coming weeks.
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