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Broken Promises and Neglect: Why Black Voters Are Losing Faith in Biden

 

 

President Joe Biden’s most loyal voting bloc might not be quite as loyal when 2024 rolls around. Black voters, who were instrumental in helping Biden win the Democratic primaries during the 2020 campaign, have soured on the president after his over two years in office according to a recent survey. It appears his adventures with Corn Pop have finally caught up to him.

 

A recent poll conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post has revealed a significant decline in support for Biden among black Americans. The survey indicated that only 52% of black respondents approved of Biden’s performance as president, a sharp decline from the 82 percent approval rating he enjoyed when he took office in 2021.

 

This 30-point drop in support represents the lowest point of Biden’s presidency and comes as he prepares for his reelection campaign. The survey also highlighted an increase in support for former President Donald Trump among black Americans, with 27 percent of respondents indicating a likelihood of voting for him or leaning toward him, more than double the support he received in the 2020 election.

 

In addition to waning support from black Americans, President Biden’s approval ratings among Hispanics have also experienced a decline. Only 40 percent of Hispanics expressed approval of Biden’s performance, and 43 percent stated they would probably or definitely support Trump in a rematch or lean toward him

 

https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/05/07/broken-promises-and-neglect-why-black-voters-are-losing-faith-in-biden-n742622

 

 

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 Fed researchers: $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul boosted pay — but cost jobs.

 

The push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in both Minneapolis and St. Paul has successfully boosted the average worker’s hourly pay in both cities, but it has also led to sharp drops in the numbers of available jobs and hours worked, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has found.

 

Many economists have reached similar conclusions about minimum wage increases in the past. Still, the size of the impacts the researchers measured — by comparing Minneapolis and St. Paul to data culled from other Minnesota cities from 2017 through 2021 — were eye-popping, especially in low-wage industries.

 

 

Especially?

 

Really?

 

Minimum wage laws have always put the squeeze on the entry-level positions teens need to get their first taste of the real world.

 

 

https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2023/05/fed-researchers-15-minimum-wage-in-minneapolis-and-st-paul-boosted-pay-but-cost-jobs/

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1 minute ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 Fed researchers: $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul boosted pay — but cost jobs.

 

The push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in both Minneapolis and St. Paul has successfully boosted the average worker’s hourly pay in both cities, but it has also led to sharp drops in the numbers of available jobs and hours worked, new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has found.

 

Many economists have reached similar conclusions about minimum wage increases in the past. Still, the size of the impacts the researchers measured — by comparing Minneapolis and St. Paul to data culled from other Minnesota cities from 2017 through 2021 — were eye-popping, especially in low-wage industries.

 

 

Especially?

 

Really?

 

Minimum wage laws have always put the squeeze on the entry-level positions teens need to get their first taste of the real world.

 

 

https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2023/05/fed-researchers-15-minimum-wage-in-minneapolis-and-st-paul-boosted-pay-but-cost-jobs/

Just adjust minimum wage each year with standard inflation…basically 3%. Problem solved! 

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