Pennsylvania Ranks #1 in Inflation
Rather than cutting taxes, Biden-Harris cuts salaries.
The policies of the Biden-Harris administration have made life very difficult for Pennsylvania families—needlessly taking money out of the pockets of hardworking Americans to promote a socialist-environmentalist agenda. The Biden-Harris administration cut the salary of every Pennsylvanian by more than 15 percent.
It costs nearly $1,000 more per month than 2021 to maintain the same standard of living in Pennsylvania. That’s more than half of the average monthly mortgage in the Commonwealth—$1,782. The cumulative inflation rate in Pennsylvania since 2021 is 18.9 percent thanks to the decisions of the Democrat party that has been in control for nearly 4 years.
How can an average family continue to pay a mortgage and still put food on the table? Grocery prices have also skyrocketed, and Pennsylvania households are paying $140 per month more. Pennsylvania ranks the highest in the increase in food costs across the nation. Prices rose 8.2 percent in 2023 alone in Pennsylvania—contrast that to Richmond, Virginia that only saw an increase of 2.3 percent in the same time period.
Since Biden-Harris took office in January 2021, Pennsylvania households have spent $24,445 more due to the inflation caused by their policies—that equates to the cost of one year of college for in-state tuition rates in Pennsylvania.
In the first year Biden-Harris took office, gas prices went up 62 percent and home heating costs went up 54 percent. Pennsylvania is one of the richest states for energy supplies, yet regulations inhibit their ability to transport their valuable energy resources to neighboring states.
Retirees in Pennsylvania Hurt the Most
Pennsylvanians are hurting, especially retirees who are on fixed incomes. Their wages have not kept up with skyrocketing inflation. Plus, younger generations fear they won’t be able to live the American dream of home ownership.
Bidenomics are tearing America apart. But Kamala Harris continues to praise the failed policies that are impacting every citizen. Harris has her head in the sand regarding the struggles that Americans face every day. She brags that Bidenomics is working but then acknowledges prices are higher but her only solution is to blame “price gouging.”
Businesses operate on very slim margins—a foreign concept to the Biden-Harris regime. There is absolutely no evidence of price gouging. Grocery stores, as one example, typically operate on profit margins of 1-3%, and due to competitive market forces, can’t afford to price gouge.
Kamala Harris claims to identify with the “middle class” based upon her experience having been the daughter of two highly successful college professors. Hardly the definition of the average American—especially when Harris spent much of her childhood in Canada.
Harris also claims to be the “new way forward,” which is insulting since she is a part of the current leadership that created this mess. She has had the opportunity for the last 3 ½ years to be the “new way forward” but has only created chaos.
It’s time to go back to a man with a proven record of improving the economy. A man willing to take a bullet to do what is best for America.
