What Biden Has Done—and Still Can Do—for Workers

Joe Biden came into office vowing to be a robustly pro-worker president, and with the midterm elections approaching, “Scranton Joe” is understandably eager to convince voters that he’s delivered to workers. Notwithstanding his efforts to deliver economic gains, many Americans complain that their glass feels far too empty, mainly because inflation is running at its highest level in four decades. But Biden says that Americans need to look at the bigger picture—yes, inflation is a major problem, he admits, but he says their glasses have filled up very nicely with him as president, thanks to strong economic growth, rapidly rising wages, and the 8.7 million jobs created since he took office—more job growth than in any other president’s first year-and-a-half in office.