A persistent Gender Pay Gap and sexism in the city as bad as ever, is there much for the Business World to celebrate . And, groomed for success how the pampered pooches at crufts are part of a booming pet economy tipped to hit half a trillion dollars by 2030. A very warm welcome to the programme. The greatest Comeback Story never told thats how President Biden has described his handling of the us economy, as he delivered his state of the Union Address in the last few hours. It is a Comeback Story for sure. Since the president took office in 2021, the us has put the pandemic firmly behind it, performing better than most other developed economies, with strong jobs growth and buoyant consumer spending. But that is not how Many Americans see it. Soaring inflation means the cost of living is simply much higher than when he took office. And the polls reflect that. President biden s average Approval Ratings are at a record low ofjust 38 . When asked in an nbc poll who would do a betterjob ha
and because we work together, these jobs where people don t have to leave home to search for opportunity. and it sjust for opportunity. and it s just getting for opportunity. and it sjust getting started. think about the new homes, the small businesses, the medium size businesses, the medium size businesses, so much more that is going to be needed to support those 3000 permanent jobs, and the factories that are going to be built. talk to mayors and governments, governors, democrats and republicans, they will tell you what this means for their communities. we are seeing these field of dreams transform these field of dreams transform the heartland, but to maintain the heartland, but to maintain the strongest economy in the world, we need the best infrastructure in the world. applause and folks, as you all know, we used to be number one in the world in infrastructure. we have sunk to 13th in the world. the united states of america, 13th in the world in infrastructure, modern infrastruc
are invisible. maybe that s you watching from home. remember thejobs that went watching from home. remember the jobs that went away, you remember them, the jobs that went away, you rememberthem, don t you? the jobs that went away, you remember them, don t you? the folks at home remember them. you remember whether the path even exists before for your children to get ahead without having to move away. i get that. that s why we are building an economy where no one is left behind. jobs are coming back. pride is coming back. because choices we made in the last several years, you know, this is my view a blue collar blueprint to rebuild america and make a real difference in your lives at home. ~ ,, home. applause for example, i home. applause for example, to i home. applause - for example, to many of home. applause for example, to many of you lay in bed at night, like my dad did, staring at the ceiling, wondering what in god s name happens if your spouse gets cancer, oryour child happens
are cutting credit card late fees by 75%, from $30 look, junk fees may not matter to the very wealthy but they matter to most of the folks in homes like the one i grew up too, like many of you did. they add up to hundreds of dollars a month, they make it harder for you to pay your bills or for that family trip. i know how unfair it feels when a company overcharges you and gets away with it. not anymore. we have written a bill to stop it all. it is called the junk fee prevention act. we are going to ban surprise resort fees that hotels charge an ad on your bill. those fees can cost up to $90 a night at hotels that aren t even results. (laughter) the idea that cable, internet and cell phone companies can charge you 200 or more if you