Three job-seeking voters talk to Fox News Digital about how their financial situation has worsened over the past four years and its impact on their voting decision.
The financial health of America – and the taxpayers who support it – appears to be a top-of-mind issue in the 2024 presidential election, especially for job seekers.
“I just want the younger generations to have a future… that’s what worries me the most… just because I feel like America and the world is on fire,” Rochelle Koperdak of Dayton told Fox News Digital , Ohio.
“How about you just focus on getting the jobs done? I’d like to see more, more results from their actions,” said Lori Willis of Pace, Florida. “I feel like everyone has the power to do what’s right, and I feel like everyone’s hands are tied by a pack, and that’s really disgusting.”
“I am [the candidates] will they make my company more politically correct or increase the functionality of my company?,” asked Cheryl Persson of California
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The three voters are all open to work and currently looking for new employment, and have recently taken part in RedBalloon and PublicSq. joint index of the economy of freedom survey for job seekers.
Three US voters who are currently looking for new jobs talk to Fox News Digital about how their financial situation impacts their vote. (Fox News)
Of the nearly 100,000 active employees included in the survey, seven in 10 said their personal financial situation is “worse” or “much worse” today than it was a year ago.
Furthermore, Koperdak, Willis and Persson agree that their financial situation is much worse than it was four years ago.
“Back then, with Trump in office, I felt much more confident. He had the [Tax Cuts and Jobs Act]and that has lowered taxes for both individuals and businesses,” explained Koperdak, a civil program contract manager for the U.S. Air Force.
“This gave everyone more breathing room. Also, I feel like he focused on deregulation, which helped companies grow and create more jobs.”
“Now, under the Biden administration,” he continued, “we are seeing the effects of increased regulation and policies that appear to prioritize government spending over private sector growth. And it seems to me that the difference is that economic stability we had under Trump.”
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“I was a full-time employee,” Willis, an interior designer, he pointed out, “a federal government contractor. The contract expired, so now I’m back to offering interior design services on my own. That’s kept me afloat, but I’d much rather have a stable, full-time service at a design company or an architecture firm, which is what I’ve done in the past.”
“My family’s income hasn’t changed, but our comfort level has significantly decreased,” said Persson, a stay-at-home mom and homeschool teacher. “The money went a lot further than four years ago. We were able to cover our bills and still have money saved. The economy has collapsed under the current administration, and on top of that, where I live in California, the cost of living It’s much taller.”
Additionally, 44% of respondents said they don’t earn enough to cover daily expenses. The three job seekers explained that they are feeling increased financial pressure from rising costs of groceries, healthcare bills and the housing market.
“Healthcare costs [are] probably the most expensive for my family right now. That coupled with food costs and rising inflation,” Willis said. “But I wouldn’t say that would be my No. 1 ticket issue. My No. 1 ticket issue would be closing the border.”
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After preparing for hurricane season and gathering supplies, Willis said her family also considered dipping into emergency nonperishables “just to get by.”
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Persson said the hardest thing is “not being able to buy a house,” as it is a “symptom of a bigger problem. It all comes back to economic health. We as a country are not doing well economically. As is the case with Most elections, the economy is at the forefront.”
During Trump’s tenure, Koperdak reportedly owned two homes from which she earned income as rental properties, but was forced to sell both and move due to expensive maintenance in recent years.
“Inflation is just out of control. That’s the only word I have for it. Everything from groceries to gas is more expensive,” Koperdak said.
“With the Biden administration cutting fossil fuels and moving to green energy very quickly, I feel like we’ve seen higher energy costs that spill over into everything else in life. So that’s my main issue, definitely a direct one in November. We want a candidate who brings back policies that help keep costs down.”
All three career aspirants place emphasis on whether private sector job creation policies impact their vote. Fox News previously reported that 16% of new jobs created under the Biden administration were government or public sector, while Trump reported government job growth of 7.4%.
Persson said: “My family’s income hasn’t changed, but our comfort level has significantly decreased. The money went a lot further four years ago.” (Fox News)
Economists also rejected Biden-Harris’s “misleading” claim that there was a booming post-COVID job market, as data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that l ‘economy he added 6.33 million jobs in Trump’s first three years in office, more than double Biden’s figure.
“I’m definitely pessimistic if [Harris] he is our president. I just feel sick to my stomach every time I imagine it,” Willis said. “But if Trump can get back into office, I feel like he can steer the ship back to where he was.”
“If the election were held today, I would 100% vote for Donald Trump,” Persson noted. “He has proven himself to be a strong president who has a great love for this country and its people. With that love and care comes an ease of leadership. With that leadership comes strength, and with strength comes respect. The Respect for the American president has been non-existent both at home and internationally for the past four years.”
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“I would vote for the candidate who is committed to rolling back Trump’s policies, which is Trump himself,” Koperdak said. “We had lower taxes, fewer regulations and a focus on American jobs.”
“The Biden administration… I think has really hurt the economy,” he continued. “And I have a feeling that since Biden has had almost four years to fix this, he should be back on his feet… I would choose a candidate who prioritizes economic freedom, lower taxes and job creation. job, because these are the policies that made me feel financially secure and that I could be successful.”