Middle-class Americans continue to suffer in the Obama economy. Costs for everyday things like gas and groceries continue to rise, and long-term expenses like tuition continue to take large chunks out of families’ budgets.
And as far as healthcare goes, “more employees are getting hit with higher health insurance premiums and co-payments,” according to the new Aflac WorkForces Report.
It’s not surprising then, that the American people think that the economy is on the decline. According to Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index, a majority of Americans (55 percent) believe that the economy is getting worse, while only 40 percent believe it is getting better.
The liberal agenda isn’t working out for the middle class, because it focuses on pet projects without making any serious attempt to make life work better for hardworking Americans.
Conservatives, however, have an opportunity to help the middle class with sound policy.
YG Network’s new policy book, Room To Grow, leads off with a “large step toward reality” by “acknowledging and cataloging the challenges facing the middle class” according to William Galston of The Wall Street Journal.
The Obama economy has left millions of Americans in the dust, but if conservatives continue to support policies that advance economic growth, the middle class stands a chance to bounce back.