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Why polling on Bidenomics is still shaky

It's disposable income. It's disposable income. It's disposable income.

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Carl Beijer
Aug 28, 2024
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A 49% plurality of Americans say they are financially worse off since Joe Biden took office, compared to a mere 18% who say they are better off, according to a recent Financial Times poll.

How can we explain this? Here is one theory: when Joe Biden took office in 2021, real disposable income was at an all time high because of government assistance during…

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