Posted on 07/14/2024 7:06:02 PM PDT by Libloather
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say inflation is a very serious problem heading into the November election, and voters are more likely to trust former President Trump to handle the issue over President Biden, according to a new poll.
The latest YouGov poll, released Friday, found that inflation tops the list of issues voters surveyed identified among their top concerns, with 64 percent of respondents saying it is a major problem.
The survey included 25 issues to rank as a serious problem, somewhat serious problem, minor problem or not a problem.
Other issues that ranked among voters’ most serious concerns included corruption (57 percent), drug abuse (56 percent), homelessness (55 percent), weakening of democracy (54 percent) and a shortage of affordable housing (54 percent).
About half said violent crime (51 percent), gun violence (51 percent), illegal immigration (50 percent), and poverty (49 percent) are very serious problems the country faces.
Religious prejudice (25 percent), sexism (22 percent) and lack of public transportation (17 percent) were the issues that were least likely to be named among the most serious issues on the list.
The poll also found a deep partisan divide on the most pressing issues facing the country. A majority of Democrats surveyed said the most serious problems are gun violence (76 percent) and climate change (70 percent). Republicans, on the other hand, ranked inflation (82 percent) and illegal immigration (79 percent) as their top concerns.
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Inflation already happened. The damage is already done with it. What we need is wages to increase that have not kept up with inflation so that the middle class has room to breathe.
Energy prices going back to where they were during the Trop era will also help. And lastly, we need to incentivize home construction at a level. We’ve never done before to make up for the supply shortfall that is currently causing old prices to be sky high.
I heard in some municipalities such as counties near LA that to build a home even before one shovel breaks ground. You need to spend 150,000 in permits and licenses. That’s insane
This is the number one issue. Everyone is hurting. The demonrats are deaf. Who was it who said ‘It’s the economy, stupid’? James Carvell I believe.
We have to secure our borders and deport illegal aliens. If we can’t start doing that next year we will lose our nation.
If the gummit didn’t spend money it does not have and just prints it instead, then we wouldn’t have inflation as we know it. A pathetic uniparty congress is the root problem and has been particularly the last generation.
A $trillion dollars added to the national debt every 100 days is a perfect recipe for the collapse of this nation in only a few years if we’re lucky.
If rates are cut, the dollar doom cycle continues, with a declining dollar which prompts rising oil prices.
RLTW
[the coming spin] "Next up -- how the consumer price index has improved under the Biden administration."
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