Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off

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He will not get my vote in the primary (which Biden will likely win), but I'm still voting for him in the General, because if he loses, I know for certain I will not be better off when Republicans inevitably enact the policies entailed in Project 2025.
ETA: Unless by some miracle he loses the primary, in which case, I will be voting for the not-fascist.
- Biden is currently aiding and abetting a literal genocide and US libs keep pretending he's not a fascist
  
  He's not. Genocide is not a prescript of Fascism. Pretending he's a fascist for this one thing is needlessly reductive and broadens the meaning of Fascism to the point that it doesn't mean anything useful at all.
  You know who is a fascist? Donald Trump, who on Veterans Day called people on the Left "vermin" to be rooted out, mimicking Hitler's own words about Jews. Now, explain to me how he and Biden are similar enough to be considered cut from the same cloth.
  
  He’s not a fascist but that doesn’t mean he’s really any better than one. The logic Biden is using to defend US support of genocide abroad is the same logic fascists use to oppress domestic populations. In either case, people are needlessly murdered. The only difference is where it’s taking place.
- Much appreciated. I've started taking some time to read over Project 2025. It's truly terrifying, not just for the US but for the world.
Cannot access the article, but the headline sounds like it’s a financial outcome. I find that to be a highly dubious premise. Surely there is more to life than “having more money”?
- If you're barely scraping by, having less money can significantly affect quality of life, or at least percieved quality of life.
  
  It’s like the old quote (I’ll completely fuck up I am sure) but nobody appreciates just how expensive it is to be poor.
I don't mind not being better off when the alternative is fascism. I'd prefer to be better off, but I'll take status quo.
- Congrats, you have chosen fascism.
  
  So all the choices are fascism and the only way to win is not to play? Yeah, no thanks, I'll keep voting, thank you very much, and I will keep voting AGAINST the fascists, even when the alternative is mediocrity.
Currently I'm worse off because of all the construction on numerous infrastructure projects in my city. But I'll be much better off when they're done. Unfortunately, it will take some time to realize the gains of some of the larger bills that were passed.

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