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Image of the Day: The Ongoing Biden Pay Cut

Posted without additional commentary, per the latest Labor Department data, here's an illustration from economist Steve Moore of the immediate and ongoing pay cut that Americans have experienced since Joe Biden became president:

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June 06, 2023 • 11:45 AM

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By Victor Davis Hanson
Thursday, July 14 2022
In a run-up to what is likely to be a 2024 presidential bid, California Governor Gavin Newsom hit upon the bizarre idea of boasting in commercials that California is America's true "free" state. Part of his ad campaign is to attack Florida – currently run by Newsom's possible rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Yet, with the most burdensome regulations and high tax rates, Newsom's California is arguably the most unfree state in the union. In return for these steep costs, the state's public institutions, infrastructure, and services are among the country's worst.…
 
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"By now, much of the country has heard or read about the City University of New York law school graduate who was allowed to unspool a spiteful tirade as the school's commencement speaker. She made a number of vile statements, but her call to 'fight against capitalism' stood out to us. She and her fellow travelers know what few casual observers are aware of, that is, an attack on capitalism is an attack…[more]
 
 
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