, with benefits rising a whopping 54% in just two years.
Indeed, the increased dependency on government for millions of Americans flies in the face of the Bidenomics narrative, that this administration rescued an economy on the brink and transformed it into a powerhouse with tens of millions more jobs. Consider: The average American worker pays markedly less than $4 an hour in federal income tax, but on top of that, inflation has reduced what that worker’s pay can actually purchase by more than $4 an hour.
Pushing up the cost of living at the fastest pace in decades has made it impossible for millions to leave government assistance. Conservatives view success as people getting jobs, becoming self-sufficient and leaving the welfare rolls.But liberals like Biden view burgeoning welfare rolls — and bigger government in general — as a success, in part because they think the government can solve any problem.