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☆ Inflation and abortion are the top 2 issues in one of America's swingiest districts. Here's what voters there are saying ahead of the midterms.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Voters in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District told Insider how they feel about these key issues ahead of the midterm elections. They also are critical issues for voters in one of the nation's swing Congressional Districts with an especially tight race: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. While abortion is a huge issue, even more voters may be worried about the economy and sky-high inflation. "I think it's important to remember that voters vote on issues that impact them in their everyday lives," Chen said. The economy stood out among the results with 26% saying the economy, and 19% said "inflation or the cost of living."

The local unemployment rate is already nearly a percentage point above the U.S. average of 3.5%. "It's very premature in my view to think about or be talking about pausing our rate hikes. The target federal funds rate is now in a range of between 3.75% and 4%, the highest since early 2008. In the 1970s and 1980s, Fed Chair Paul Volcker's attack on inflation sparked a recession that pushed the unemployment rate above 10%, then a post-World War II high. "I do worry about how rates affect the economy," Bostic said at the forum.

In 2020 and 2021, mortgage interest rates fell to record lows. This year, with rent prices skyrocketing and mortgage interest rates hovering around 7%, people wonder if I regret my decision. Here are the five reasons I'm glad I didn't buy a home during the pandemic when interest rates were low. Mortgage interest rates will drop againOne argument friends tried to use, when convincing me to buy a house, was that mortgage interest rates were so low and they might never be this low again. However, mortgage interest rates are always fluctuating.

It’s become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv. Biden had barely finished telling Zelenskyy he’d just greenlighted another $1 billion in U.S. military assistance for Ukraine when Zelenskyy started listing all the additional help he needed and wasn’t getting. Biden lost his temper, the people familiar with the call said. Biden now faces resistance from some Republicans and Democrats that wasn’t present when Congress approved previous Ukraine funds. “I had an important conversation with U.S. President Biden today,” he said in videotaped remarks.

It's become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv. Biden had barely finished telling Zelenskyy he'd just greenlighted another $1 billion in U.S. military assistance for Ukraine when Zelenskyy started listing all the additional help he needed and wasn't getting. Biden lost his temper, the people familiar with the call said. Administration officials said Biden and Zelenskyy's relationship has only improved since the June phone call, after which Zelenskyy made a statement praising the U.S. for its generous assistance. "I had an important conversation with U.S. President Biden today," he said in videotaped remarks.

☆ Cryptocurrency voters could impact midterm races in key battleground states: poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly half of likely voters in key battleground states own cryptocurrency or are considering investing in it, according to a new poll. The poll, commissioned by a crypto-focused PAC, surveyed voters in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. A third of voters who own crypto are people of color, compared to one in four of the overall electorate. Nearly half of likely voters surveyed in September in the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin own cryptocurrency or are considering investing in it. Thirty-three percent of Democrats said they have a favorable view of crypto, compared to 30% of Republicans who said the same.

☆ Gen Z's 6-figure side hustles should scare companies more than quiet quitting, says Gary Vaynerchuk: 'There's so many goddamn options for these kids to make money on the internet'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gary Vaynerchuk said on TikTok that companies need to court Gen Z with better pay and career growth potential. He said Gen Z has more avenues than ever to make money on side hustles. That dynamic is more dangerous for companies than the "quiet quitting" trend, Vaynerchuk said. He said as much in a recent TikTok video, when asked about the "quiet quitting" trend. "We shit on Gen Z for being entitled and lazy, and what they're being is thoughtfully understanding of their options."

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