Biden’s presidency has been a failure to date

I was a regular contributor to the RH Open Forum during the previous election cycle, in an effort to inform (hopefully persuade) voters to consider conservative values and candidates in their voting decisions. As my efforts were important then, the conservative messages of lower taxes, smaller government, border security and less government spending are just as important now. Particularly as Congress is more balanced with a Republican-controlled House.

Last Tuesday, Biden delivered the State of the Union address. Since Biden’s last State of the Union address, we have seen many of our problems only get worse:

1) The immigration crisis. Since Biden was sworn into office, there have been an estimated 5.5 million “illegal” border crossings. In December alone, there were 251,487 illegal border encounters as reported by Customs and Border Patrol. The largest number ever recorded! The border crisis started the minute Biden took office. The immigration problem began at the border towns, but the whole country is now feeling the effects of the illegal immigration crisis. The border situation has contributed to large quantities of illicit drugs (fentanyl) coming into America. The drug cartels are thriving on our feckless border policies and enforcement. With DHS Director Alejandro Mayorkas saying the border is secure, Biden’s cleaned up and manicured visit to El Paso, and their excuse for the border crisis being that “Biden is a victim of circumstances,” it is hard not to believe the border crisis isn’t just incompetence but intentional.

2) Growing debt. Both Democrat and Republican administrations have failed to control spending and the national debt. Unfortunately, Biden has taken spending to a whole new debt level. The United States started 2023 fiscal year with a national debt of more than $31 trillion, having increased by about $4 trillion since Biden’s arrival in the White House. The Democrat controlled lame-duck Congress just passed a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill in December. A United States debt disaster isn’t here yet, but it isn’t that far away.

3) Inflation. Fortunately inflation is slowing largely due to falling rent, used car prices and some relief at the gas pump. The current CPI inflation rate is 6.5%. But don’t look at the price of your electricity and natural gas bills going down anytime soon. While the U.S. has low unemployment for now, inflation and the cost of living is resulting in a lower standard of living for the average American family. As reported by the Heritage Foundation, the average American family has lost $7,100 in purchasing power during the Biden presidency. While Biden celebrates a rise in takehome pay during his presidency, it has been nullified by rising inflation. Biden likes to chant “inflation is coming down”; however, prices are still rising, just not as fast as before.