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The recent State of the Union speech by President Joe Biden outlined many of his economic priorities, and many of those policies will have a direct impact on workers and employers. Biden followed the speech with a campaign-style swing through several states and continued to talk about how his policies are designed to improve workers' lives.

At the same time, it's clear that many workers are very concerned about inflation and the economy. Promoting the economy may be difficult sell for Biden; if voters experience hardships that convince them that the economy is on the wrong track, all the statistics in the world are not likely to change their opinion.

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