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President Joe Biden talks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White
House, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Washington.
Associated Press
Biden hit on economy as more say

finances poor: AP-NORC poll Page 7

By JOSH BOAK and their finances had stayed of a downturn and, despite Minister of Finance
EMILY SWANSON rock steady over the last solid job growth, more con-
Associated Press few years — even during sumers are feeling the pain. attended IMF meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — More the economic turmoil of In Salado, Texas, Bethany
U.S. adults are now feeling the COVID-19 pandemic. Saunders saw the rate she with Caribbean Countries
financially vulnerable amid And while a majority of paid for electricity double
high inflation — a political Americans see high prices in August, and her water bill
risk for President Joe Biden as beyond Biden’s control, jumped as well as she dealt
and his fellow Democrats they continue to disap- with a summer heat and
one month before the mid- prove of his handling of the drought. Her utilities bills to-
term elections. economy overall. taled $800, a shock to the
Some 46% of people now Overall, 54% say their fi- 43-year-old, who had care-
call their personal financial nances are good in the lat- fully budgeted after going
situation poor, up from 37% est survey. That figure was without a pay raise for two
in March, according to a at least 62% through the years. “That just drained
new poll by The Associated global recession caused by my bank account — I’m
Press-NORC Center for Pub- the pandemic in 2020, and not rich, but I knew what I
lic Affairs Research. That’s a even in late 2021 and early could live on,” said Saun-
notable downturn at a par- 2022 as prices began to ders, who voted Republi-
ticularly inopportune mo- rise across the country. But can in 2020 and plans to do
ment for Biden, given that inflation’s prolonged bite so again this year.
the share of Americans has left the U.S. and wider
who felt positive about world facing the possibility Continued on Page 2 Page 11