| The New York Times traveled to Allentown to speak with residents who are getting crushed by the policies of D.C. Republicans like Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, who has unleashed higher prices on everything from groceries to gas to health care.
A loading dock worker, retired forklift operator, and local restaurant owner all share the same message: everything costs more because of the failed policies coming out of a Republican-controlled Washington.
And when asked if those rising costs would motivate them to vote, the local restaurant owner responded: “Does it make me want to vote? Yes — for the opposite of what we have now.”
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Loading Dock Worker: “The war in Iran and everything is what’s jacking up the price of everything right now…The other thing is, I like to see the prices go down because it’s really killing you.”
Restaurant Owner: “Every week the prices are changing. The meat is going up. Ground beef used to be like $18 a tube and now we’re paying $60…Does it make me want to vote? Yes — for the opposite of what we have now. Because this is — it’s not working.”
Retired Forklift Operator: “[Trump] was saying…‘prices are going to go lower.’ Yeah, and look what you go and do. He’s really screwing the poor people, man. If there’s more people like Trump, we’re not going to have a middle class. I want to see the president work in a warehouse, driving a forklift for 16 hours, 15, 14 hours, like I used to do.”
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