In the United States, as the calendar turns into the peak of summer season, most Americans are likely focused on summer festivities in their areas. Indeed, for people along the eastern, western, and even southern coasts of the nation, the summer season is a prime time for many fun outdoor activities. Boating, fishing, hiking, camping, swimming, boardwalk and theme park excursions, and many other generally jovial affairs are routinely a part of the time of year. But while many are certainly attempting to live leisurely and pleasurably, the reality for most Americans is far from fully peaceable and tranquil. In the United States, a plethora of fiscal, social, and cultural problems exist. Fiscally speaking, many Americans are simply struggling to make ends meet. It is estimated that some 60% of the nation is surviving from a week to week, check to check basis. Interest rates have skyrocketed, and inflation has created massive increases in the cost of food, other groceries, and energy bills and other necessities. At the same time, wages have continued to stagnate, and many people are simply struggling to keep the lights on.
Additionally, both major political parties in Washington D.C. continue to gear up for the 2024 presidential election contest. The climate is heated and tense, and both parties continue to take jabs at each other. Many senators and congressional representatives are frequently quarreling with one another over trivial matters while the country continues to spiral towards calamity. In Montana, the Democrat Senator Jon Tester went on a tirade, losing his cool after Republicans criticized him for driving a Prius. Republicans claim that while Tester claims he is a “dirt farmer” with humble origins in Montana, that a Prius shows he’s become a Washington elitist. Tester used foul language in a heated rebuttal.
The 2024 election is four months away, and current polls project Biden and Trump, (the likely nominees) are in a virtual dead heat.
