This Fourth of July, you can expect to pay $76.94 for the average cookout, which is $11.48 higher than the cost of an average BBQ in 2021. If you’re planning on buying fireworks this year, those will run you 25–30% more. Not to mention ground beef, hot dogs, chicken breast, cheese, ice cream, and soft drinks are up. Like almost every holiday recognized since President Biden took office, this Fourth of July is predicted to be the most expensive one ever for American families.
Under President Biden's watch, real disposable incomes have fallen 12%, meaning the average American household is doing far worse than it was a year ago. With high gas prices, rising food costs, and an out-of-touch administration, it's no wonder that 85% of Americans feel that the country is on the wrong track, including 8 in 10 Democrats.
The American people deserve real solutions, not empty promises from this president. He recently called for suspending the federal gas tax — a move that his own party acknowledges is dead on arrival in both chambers of Congress — but has refused to make moves that will provide long-term regulatory certainty for America's domestic energy production.
Here's one idea for the Biden administration: pass the American Energy Independence from Russia Act. This Republican-led legislation would promote domestic production by restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and water, which was previously halted by the Biden administration. These solutions could help drive down gas and food costs.
The American people cannot afford another year of Democrat one-party rule.
