{"id":357,"date":"2023-01-30T18:31:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2023-01-30T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:31:58","slug":"joe-biden-claims-he-was-in-office-for-400-years-news-about-economy-cant-be-better-inflation-decreasing-every-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/joe-biden-claims-he-was-in-office-for-400-years-news-about-economy-cant-be-better-inflation-decreasing-every-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Claims He Was in Office for 400 Years, News About Economy Can&#8217;t Be Better, Inflation Decreasing Every Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During Joe Biden&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/01\/26\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-economic-progress-since-taking-office\/\">recent remarks<\/a>&nbsp;on Thursday about the economic progress of the United States since he took office, he mentioned, &#8220;And, by the way, in case you were wondering, I\u2019ve been saying this for the last 400 years I\u2019ve been in office.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time the President has said something like this. In the past, he stated that he&#8217;d joined the Senate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6omJdg4_unY\">180 years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/01\/26\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-economic-progress-since-taking-office\/\">President<\/a>&nbsp;went on to say, &#8220;Just this morning, we got some very good news about the American economy&#8230;I&#8217;m not sure if the news could have been any better. Economic growth is up, stronger than experts expected; at 2.9 percent, we\u2019re growing&#8230;Wages are up, and they\u2019re growing faster than inflation.&nbsp;Over the past six months, inflation has gone down every month&#8230;Manufacturing jobs continue to go up, stronger than at any time in the last 40 years. And I don\u2019t think it\u2019s unfair to say that this is all evidence that the Biden economic plan, because of you all, is actually working.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, Biden took to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1617145054128119810\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;to express his satisfaction with his administration&#8217;s achievements, saying, &#8220;With unemployment at a record low and the two strongest years of job creation in our history, I know America&#8217;s best days are ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this optimism, many Americans may not see things this way as they continue to struggle to make ends meet during a period of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/original.newsbreak.com\/@eden-reports-1601258\/2899642545223-biden-claims-unemployment-is-at-a-record-low-and-he-s-helped-create-the-m\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rising prices and economic downturn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many individuals face job losses as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/layoffs-in-corporate-america-tech-to-conglomerates-3m-morning-brief-102338744.html\">slew of layoffs<\/a>&nbsp;has affected workers at both big and small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/business\/global-jobs-growth-to-halve-in-2023-inflation-to-eat-into-real-wages-un-body-3696215\">report<\/a>&nbsp;on global trends by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/lang--en\/index.htm\">International Labor Organization<\/a>, it is projected that the global unemployment rate will increase by 3 million, reaching a total of 208 million in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumebuilder.com\/1-in-3-companies-anticipate-laying-off-30-or-more-of-workforce-in-2023\/\">ResumeBuilder.com<\/a>&nbsp;reports that one in three companies expects to lay off 30% or more of their employees, while six out of ten companies anticipate laying off employees in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After conducting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/original.newsbreak.com\/@eden-reports-1601258\/2899642545223-biden-claims-unemployment-is-at-a-record-low-and-he-s-helped-create-the-m\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a>&nbsp;of 1,000 business leaders,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumebuilder.com\/1-in-3-companies-anticipate-laying-off-30-or-more-of-workforce-in-2023\/\">ResumeBuilder.com<\/a>&nbsp;found that a whopping 61% of business leaders expect layoffs in 2023, and 70% of companies are looking to execute a hiring freeze in the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people also continue having&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/04\/mortgage-demand-plunges-interest-rates-rise.html\">difficulties<\/a>&nbsp;affording basic necessities such as food and housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost of living has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/25\/inflation-is-cooling-but-high-prices-will-stick-around.html\">increased significantly<\/a>&nbsp;compared to last year, with the headline consumer price index rising by 6.5% as of December, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\">Labor Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some items, such as eggs, have more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/23\/high-egg-prices-due-to-a-collusive-scheme-by-suppliers-group-claims.html\">doubled in price<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/25\/inflation-is-cooling-but-high-prices-will-stick-around.html\">some prices falling<\/a>, the overall trend is that prices are not falling, but rather the rate of increase is slowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the economy has yet to fully recover from the impact of the disease outbreak, and concerns about a potential recession remain prevalent. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/3807002-world-bank-warns-of-potential-global-recession-this-year\/\">World Bank<\/a>&nbsp;has warned that the global economy may be headed toward a recession, and the ongoing issues of stagflation, job losses, and bankruptcies in the U.S. paint a bleak picture for the country&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/original.newsbreak.com\/@eden-reports-1601258\/2899642545223-biden-claims-unemployment-is-at-a-record-low-and-he-s-helped-create-the-m\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">economic growth prospects<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Joe Biden&#8217;s&nbsp;recent remarks&nbsp;on Thursday about the economic progress of the United States since he took office, he mentioned, &#8220;And, by the way, in case you were wondering, I\u2019ve been saying this for the last 400 years I\u2019ve been in office.&#8221; This isn&#8217;t the first time the President has said something like this. 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