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"It's Working?"

In our latest Liberty Update we highlight how replacing Joe Biden atop the Democrats' 2024 ticket wouldn't substantively change the left's "Bidenomics" economic agenda that is the main voter concern driving his unpopularity.  In noting Biden's strange and stubborn habit of whispering into the microphone that "It's working" when promoting that failing agenda, we noted that poverty just surged at a record rate last year, according to the federal government itself.  From our friend Stephen Moore, here's a helpful visual placing it in stark relief:

 

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September 25, 2023 • 12:07 PM

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