Posted on 06/03/2024 5:40:58 AM PDT by george76
Over half of American voters won’t be taking a vacation this summer, and about three-fourths of those unable to take a fun break cited finances as their reason. Meanwhile, rising inflation, dropping real wages, and other disasters continue to plague Joe Biden’s economy.
Many Americans increasingly are struggling just to meet basic expenses, and luxuries like vacations are growing more out of reach for the ordinary citizen. Of course, Joe Biden has continued to vacation at an unprecedented rate, but his administration is ensuring that Americans not part of the Democrat elite cannot enjoy the same privilege.
The majority of those Americans not going on vacation this summer simply do not have the money to do so. Bidenomics isn’t the only factor, but it’s certainly an important one.
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Of the 55% who are not going away, 73% don’t have enough money to do so, while 15% don’t have the time.
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even for those U.S. voters blessed enough to afford a summer getaway, around three-quarters told Fox that higher prices are impacting their vacation plans. Almost a third of these vacationing voters said that “prices matter a great deal.”
It’s interesting to note that, as of nine months ago, Joe Biden had spent 40% of his presidency on vacation. Biden has continued to spend weeks or weekends vacationing away from the White House in 2024. If only he hadn’t made such relaxing breaks impossible for many US voters…
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As of April, American households had to spend over $1,000 extra every month thanks to Biden’s inflation. The Bureau of Economic Analysis just had to revise down its estimated gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of 2024.
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Bidenomics is a massive failure for everyone but the Democrat elite.
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Wife and I vacationed in Wisconsin, Door County, early in May. I won’t let some Pedo in the White house prevent me and mine from enjoying our lives. Live, guzzle some gas, burn some wood in a camp fire...the libs want to stop all of that...to heck with them.
No big vacations this year—gas at $5, pricing for everything up substantially. Maybe some long weekends, but that’ll be it.
Pre kung flu shut downs I was too busy to take summer vacations. Once the government shut down my industry, I can’t afford vacations.
We have a daughter who owns a nice vacation rental. This is the season, but she has had no bookings this year to date. The property manager says it is the same story all over the county. Few people are vacationing and bookings are way down. This is a popular area that generally has many tourists by now so this is unusual.
I read this to be few people are vaccinating and bookings are way down.
That’s great news for us who will travel. Less people on the roads. Traffic was a nightmare last summer. Maybe we won’t have any this year.
I think both are correct.
Last year was the first year in many that Sue and I went of a multi-day trip. To be transparent, the reason we had not gone anywhere in the 8 years prior had to do with our adopting a more frugal lifestyle that allowed us to become debt free including our mortgage. Next week we are going on another trip this one is 4 days 3 nights going to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in KY. This might not be very many people’s idea of a vacation, but we are excited and will not have any debt as a result of this trip. I have several co-workers that go on vacations every year and finance them. There comes a point when financing is no longer available.
And yet, most will not get off their fat butts in any election.
Pretty much like social justice warriors, whine, whine, whine. And expect someone else to vote.
Hurting local business, not only mom and pop anymore.
I can feel the claws tightening.
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