{"id":376453,"date":"2018-09-07T12:54:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T11:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T12:54:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T11:54:53","slug":"were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Better Off Under Trump than Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2018\/09\/03\/less-than-20000-refugees-resettled-in-u-s-with-one-month-left-in-fiscal-year\/\"><strong>Breitbart<\/strong><\/a><br \/>September 4, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>The majority of blue collar American workers say they are better off today with the economy under the direction of President Trump than they were during the Obama years, a new poll reveals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expresspros.com\/Newsroom\/America-Employed\/Blue-Collar-Workers-Career-and-Life-Satisfaction-High-Trust-in-Elected-Officials-Low.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Harris Poll<\/a> of more than 1,000 blue collar U.S. workers in fields such as construction, manufacturing, maintenance, and agriculture, a majority of 55 percent of workers said they are better off with their jobs and economic opportunities\u00a0than they were five years ago, when President Obama was in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority, 85 percent, said their lives are headed in the right direction and 69 percent said their local communities are on the right track. A majority of 51 percent of blue collar workers said the United States is headed in the right direction under Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9277591\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px;\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2018\/09\/Blue-Collar-Survey-8-29-2018-AE-Page.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9277591\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2018\/09\/Blue-Collar-Survey-8-29-2018-AE-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Express Employment Professionals)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2018\/09\/03\/majority-of-blue-collar-workers-were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2018  at  6:12 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/majority-of-blue-collar-workers-were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/majority-of-blue-collar-workers-were-better-off-under-trump-than-obama.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BreitbartSeptember 4, 2018 The majority of blue collar American workers say they are better off today with the economy under the direction of President Trump than they were during the Obama years, a new poll reveals. 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