06-09-2024, 11:40 PM
It's hard for me to answer this question accurately because of career differences. I am making over 4x the amount of money I was in 2019 when Trump was president. Have things tightened up for me? I have noticed prices increasing, but it doesn't have much of an effect on my monthly budget. I am largely able to buy whatever I want and still invest/save. I guess in this regard, I also don't put a ton of weight on the president and how the economy is performing. I tend to think that the president is incredibly overrated by most voters. The things that I do care about, I have been satisfied with in regards to the Biden administration. I am all for supporting Ukraine. I am fine with supporting Israel but I do like the administration focusing on civilian casualties. I am happy with the investment into infrastructure and I see projects all over my city. I am happy with the restructuring of student loan debt policies and selected forgiveness. I am also looking at the potential of Supreme Court Justices retiring and concerned about more conservative appointments.
Community wise, most of my friends are happy, healthy and doing well. My best friend is doing very well in his career and has baby #2 on the way. No monetary issues. Everyone else has also seen healthy career progression and are doing relatively well, babies, new houses etc. In my neighborhood, I have noticed several houses up for sale recently. My father isn't doing well, though. My mother died in March and my father is retired living on $2100 a month from social security. He has assistance from the Indian Nations, but his house is old and things are breaking and needing repairing, plus dealing with hospital bills. Financially, given his circumstances, he is doing okay and probably better than he thinks he is but he has to be picky. I go out and help him weekly around the house, mow the yard etc.
Overall, life is good and I feel fortunate. This is pretty much all due to the way my life has evolved and not really anything around Biden.
Community wise, most of my friends are happy, healthy and doing well. My best friend is doing very well in his career and has baby #2 on the way. No monetary issues. Everyone else has also seen healthy career progression and are doing relatively well, babies, new houses etc. In my neighborhood, I have noticed several houses up for sale recently. My father isn't doing well, though. My mother died in March and my father is retired living on $2100 a month from social security. He has assistance from the Indian Nations, but his house is old and things are breaking and needing repairing, plus dealing with hospital bills. Financially, given his circumstances, he is doing okay and probably better than he thinks he is but he has to be picky. I go out and help him weekly around the house, mow the yard etc.
Overall, life is good and I feel fortunate. This is pretty much all due to the way my life has evolved and not really anything around Biden.
