Led by President Biden….
Democrats are trying to tell voters that Republicans would NOT be better handling the US Economy….
(They wouldn’t actually be since Biden is the President)
But the effort IS to push back at tying the President and Democrats to the economy which is a NOT a good feeling from American’s….
On Wednesday, Biden gave a speech saying his administration would target “junk fees” to help bring down costs for consumers, including banking fees, hidden charges and added fees on cable bills, airline tickets and hotel bookings.
And in Syracuse, N.Y., on Thursday, the president will lay out point-by-point how Republican policies will harm the already struggling economy and talk about what he has deemed the “mega MAGA trickle-down economic plan.”
He will focus on five Republican policy issues, including extending the tax cuts made under former President Trump and repealing the Inflation Reduction Act , areas Biden will argue would add to the deficit and make inflation worse….
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Biden also will push back against the lawsuits by Republicans against his student loan forgiveness plan after a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the program should be temporarily halted.
White House officials on Wednesday also widely shared a New York Times report that cited economists who warned Republican proposals to cut taxes could actually worsen inflation, even as GOP lawmakers argue it’s Biden and Democrats who pumped too much money into the economy with their legislation.
“Independent economists are confirming the President’s warnings that congressional Republicans would worsen inflation by increasing the deficit and costs for families just so big money special interests can have another tax cut they don’t need,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement, which highlighted the Times’ reporting.
Biden has struggled for months with voters’ perceptions about his handling of the economy, as gas prices have ebbed and flowed all summer, grocery prices remain high and the cost of goods could remain a concern heading into the holiday season…