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On the federal level the biggest problem is the economy in general and inflation and jobs specifically. As the the saying goes, its the economy stupid. Whether

On the federal level the biggest problem is the economy in general and inflation and jobs specifically. As the the saying goes, its the economy stupid. Whether its the big guy's fault doesn't ever matter. People will always hold the president responsible for the economy. The effects of inflation has just hit us and prices jumped. The job market is also a mess, there's the great resignation of course but I think I speaks to a larger cultural shift in American work culture that will have long term implications. On the state and local levels there is the tug of war between governments trying to keep covid under control and those same measures being deeply unpopular. I don't know what the solution to that is but there is a sizeable enough group of voters who just want to get on with their lives that its having an effect.

AlexandrB 5y ago
I agree that the economy is probably forefront in voters' minds, but there's nothing to "undo" in this area. I guess a Republican administration could cancel the infrastructure bill? It's not like Biden passed a series of radical policies that changed how the economy works.
- thereddaikon 5y ago
  It's not that simple. It isn't about a particular bill. People want their lives back. They want inflation under control, they want their jobs and retirement secure. They want to be able to buy a car without having to wait a year for it to arrive. They want to go to sports games and have holidays and watch movies and all the other things we consider normal. They want to buy a house and not have speculators and investment firms jacking up prices because the rich already saw the problem with the market so they traded their cheap cash for physical assets a year ago. As long as COVID and the economy aren't "fixed" whoever is in power will have them as major problems.
  - Damogran6 5y ago
    As if a pandemic can be fixed politically.
    - thereddaikon 5y ago
      Hey man I don't make the rules. People expect leaders to come up with solutions. Obviously it doesn't always work that way but if you can't handle the criticism then don't apply for the job. Its not exactly a secret at this point that the economy is always the president's fault even when it isn't.
      - coding123 5y ago
        We give them the resources to fix it and they don't. Fuck, there are homes everywhere, we have the ability to dig, plant, make food, we still have the ability to transport things around. I know that no one wants to work anymore - but at this point, the entire economy is a state of feeling - and that's exactly what a president (or actually all of the leaders of the world) MUST fix. The resources are ALL there, but I think everyone is just letting it all go to shit.

AlexandrB 5y ago

I agree that the economy is probably forefront in voters' minds, but there's nothing to "undo" in this area. I guess a Republican administration could cancel the infrastructure bill? It's not like Biden passed a series of radical policies that changed how the economy works.

thereddaikon 5y ago
It's not that simple. It isn't about a particular bill. People want their lives back. They want inflation under control, they want their jobs and retirement secure. They want to be able to buy a car without having to wait a year for it to arrive. They want to go to sports games and have holidays and watch movies and all the other things we consider normal. They want to buy a house and not have speculators and investment firms jacking up prices because the rich already saw the problem with the market so they traded their cheap cash for physical assets a year ago. As long as COVID and the economy aren't "fixed" whoever is in power will have them as major problems.
- Damogran6 5y ago
  As if a pandemic can be fixed politically.
  - thereddaikon 5y ago
    Hey man I don't make the rules. People expect leaders to come up with solutions. Obviously it doesn't always work that way but if you can't handle the criticism then don't apply for the job. Its not exactly a secret at this point that the economy is always the president's fault even when it isn't.
    - coding123 5y ago
      We give them the resources to fix it and they don't. Fuck, there are homes everywhere, we have the ability to dig, plant, make food, we still have the ability to transport things around. I know that no one wants to work anymore - but at this point, the entire economy is a state of feeling - and that's exactly what a president (or actually all of the leaders of the world) MUST fix. The resources are ALL there, but I think everyone is just letting it all go to shit.