Middle-class workers who haven’t seen higher wages in decades don’t want to hear about a booming economy.

President Biden spoke last Thursday at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, praising the companies that are investing in America, “because they see we’re coming back.” He doubled down on his view that Democrats are presiding over a hell of an economy. “Since I came to office, our economy has created 10 million jobs, 668,000 manufacturing jobs.” He reminded listeners that last month, he heralded the building of a semiconductor factory outside of “Columbus, Ohio, where Intel is investing $20 billion, 10,000 good paying jobs.”

Biden also reminded voters he’s gotten the unemployment rate lower than President Trump. “It’s more jobs created in the first term of a President than any time in American history.”

This rhetoric is sure to create new barriers for Democrats to get over, when their campaigns are contesting who is better at addressing the top issue in the election, the daunting cost of living.

Why are such statements about “ten million jobs” a red flag for working people?

The full article can be read at The American Prospect.