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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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What Constitutes “Poverty” In America Today
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, August 04 2011
Here’s an interesting fact:  The typical “poor” American enjoys substantially more housing space than the average European.  Vive la France!  That insight comes courtesy of the Heritage Foundation and its fascinating July 21 report entitled Air Conditioning, Cable TV and an Xbox:  What is Poverty in the United States Today?  So how do we define “poverty” in contemporary America?  For its part, Webster’s describes poverty as, “1. Lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.  2. Deficiency in amount: scantiness.” …
 
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"As last week's midterms demonstrated, young people appear poised to drive American politics, and particularly the Democratic Party, further to the left. This is particularly true in big cities. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected last year with crucial support from younger voters, while in Los Angeles, preelection surveys showed democratic socialist (and now Mayor-elect) Nithya Raman leading…[more]
  
 
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