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Anonymous
Of course a presidency matters! As that relates to the economy, it matters a lot but impacts of policies take a substantial amount of time to take effect. I'm not sure why this is so difficult to understand. The average rates of inflation in 2021 and 2022 were 30 to 40 year highs. Off the fricking charts. Biden took office in January of 2021 so he was blame, right? Of course not and for the same reason he deserves little credit for anything good in the economy since he took over less than 3 years ago. Turn off the Hannity and Maddow shows and use your brains folks! |
Anonymous
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Meanwhile homelessness is up 12% this year and at all time levels. Nothing to see here people...
https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-increase-rent-hud-covid-60bd88687e1aef1b02d25425798bd3b1 |
Anonymous
We need more support for mental health and substance abuse and we also need more housing units. These are all things the GOP opposes going back to when Reagan closed the federal mental health facilities. Maybe who is president matters and who is in the Congress matters. |
Anonymous
Tell me, PP, what is the GOP doing to address this? Are they funding social services? Are they trying to reduce the costs of renting or buying a house? Are they funding mental health services? I could go on. But complaining about this while recognizing only one party is trying to solve problems is pretty stupid. |
Anonymous
Remember that people weren't allowed to be evicted during Covid? Then Rs slashed and cut family support? Of course you don't mention that. |
Anonymous
Not Biden's fault for the same reason he deserves very little credit for the recent downtick in the rate of inflation. |
Anonymous
You keep typing that but it’s not a fact. That’s your opinion. Biden learned the lessons of the incredibly slow recovery from 2009. His administration was much more aggressive with the inflation reduction act. The Biden White House made the right call and we can all enjoy a soft landing for it. You got that? |
Anonymous
Yes, and what happened to retired people whose income depended on the rent check from their rental income, and the renter said I'm not paying and I'm staying? You always see only one side of the equation. |
Anonymous
He did. He also learned that you don't just do things behind the scenes but actually, play politics and get out in front and claim credit for the things that your administration has done. He learned a lot from the technocrats of the Obama administration. |
Anonymous
Many of those retired owners of rental properties voted for Trump, who screwed things up during the pandemic; many of them greedily jacked up rents to unsutainable levels... they are far more wealthy than the people they rent to, but sure, make them out to be the victims... |
Anonymous
They are the victims. They were told to take the haircut as owners of the property. They aren't necessarily far more wealthy. In some cases, they have a mortgage on the property they are renting also. In many cases, renters abused it and knew the government would stand behind them. And who are you? "greedily jacked up rents"? You're going to generalize all property owners in to one category to rationalize it? I'm 100% positive you are a taker, not a maker. |
Anonymous
Homelessness in this country isn't Biden's fault. You people that don't want to give Biden any credit for the positive things in the US economy now want to blame him for homelessness. It doesn't work that way. Turn off the cable news. Biden deserves little to no blame for homelessness in this country just as he deserves little to no credit for the inflation rate ticking down in 2023. None of this is rocket science. If he serves two terms, then maybe towards the end of that second term you could wow, Biden really has caused a lot of homelessness or wow, Biden's policies sure have led to a booming economy. Saying those things less than 3 days into his presidency is a sign of a knowledge deficit or disingenuity. |
Anonymous
What is the GOP doing to address this, other than whining about seeing poop on the streets of San Francisco? |