President Biden sets records

To The Editor:

I know Pres. Biden has set a lot of records. As I was balancing my checkbook, I got to think about a bunch of them.

Decided to write a few down.

*When Joe took office gas averaged $2.39/gallon. This year the highest national average was the week of June 16 at $4.99/gallon.

More then double when he took office. You set a

record Joe, way to go! It’s down to an average of $3.79/gallon, a little under a buck fifty a gallon more then when he took office and we’re supposed to be thankful. You see it when you buy gas and don’t even look at diesel.

*When Joe took office the inflation rate was 1.4% in Jan. 2021.

By the middle of 2022 Joe got it up to a historic 40-year high of 8.5%. Way to go Joe. You know this every time you buy groceries.

*In Jan. 2021 a 30-year fixed mortgage rate was around 2.75%.

According to Forbes it is now at 6.85%. Two and a half times what it was when Joe took office. The Feds have said the rate is going to go up two more times this year. First time home buyers don’t stand a chance.

You’ll see it on your credit cards, too.

*First time in history the national debt went over 31 TRILLION!

It's not just the financial stuff either.

*The number of encounters with illegal immigrants at the border for fiscal year 2022 was 1,956,519, just a hair under 2 million. If you count the estimated “got aways” of 600,00, now we’re at 2.5 million. More records.

I’ll end with an old political slogan from years ago, HAD EUNF?

Craig Martin, Troy, Montana