The affordability crisis: What the data shows and why everything feels so expensive
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[0:00] There's one thing that Americans can
[0:02] agree on going into this midterm
[0:03] election. It seems that things are more
[0:06] expensive. I'm talking about gas,
[0:08] groceries, your electricity bill. We're
[0:11] out here talking to you folks all the
[0:12] time and what we are hearing over and
[0:14] over is that people feel like they're
[0:15] paying more and they're getting less.
[0:17] >> Gas is the worst. I've noticed that my
[0:20] heat and electric bills have gone up.
[0:23] Food food has gotten pretty terrible.
[0:26] >> Portability has gotten out of hand. You
[0:28] can't grow at the grocery store.
[0:30] >> Absolutely very concerned about the
[0:32] economy as everyone is right now. This
[0:34] is nothing new, right? This has been
[0:36] going on for years going all the way
[0:39] back to co. So this is both a Republican
[0:42] and Democrat issue that we've dealt with
[0:44] before different administrations. This
[0:46] midterm election, it's no different. We
[0:47] have CBS News polling. It says that nine
[0:50] in 10 Americans say that price is the
[0:53] most important factor when it comes to
[0:56] their vote. So, I want to break down how
[0:58] people are feeling, what elected
[1:00] officials are saying, and what the data
[1:02] says most importantly. I'm a data nerd,
[1:04] so you got to bear with me. So, let's
[1:05] start with President Trump. He's
[1:06] painting a very rosy picture of the
[1:08] economy. You
[1:09] >> know, we've already stopped the
[1:11] inflation. Oil is going to come down
[1:13] very big very soon. You'll see that
[1:15] >> they don't like to mention that, but we
[1:16] don't have inflation, and ta