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Barack Obama: “Even though wages are steadily growing, unemployment is…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama campaigning for Kamala Harris, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 13:26

Now, when I talk to folks that are genuinely undecided, the first thing they'll say is that they want a president who will improve the economy. And that makes sense. Even though wages are steadily growing, unemployment is relatively low, inflation is finally slowing. but the price of everything from health care to housing to groceries is still too high. The question I asked them, the question I think we all have to ask ourselves, is who's really going to do something about it? (13:26–13:34)

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Asserts that wages are growing, unemployment is low, and inflation is slowing.

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