Linda McMahon, chair of the America First Policy Institute, criticized the Biden administration's impact on the American workforce in a Labor Day opinion piece, citing high inflation, stagnating wages and restrictive labor policies. The op-ed was published Sept. 4 in the Daily Caller.
"Workers today are struggling — and no amount of Bidenomics will change that," McMahon said in the Daily Caller.
McMahon, in her analysis of the current economic landscape, cited the 40-year high in inflation, rising interest rates and Fitch Ratings' recent downgrade of the nation's long-term credit rating. She contended that, despite increased costs of living, workers' wages have stagnated, leaving 61% living paycheck to paycheck, according to her opinion piece.
One of the more contentious points raised by McMahon centers on the Biden administration's attempts to limit freelance and independent contracting work. According to her, such policies are not only limiting workers' flexibility, but are also having a deleterious effect on overall productivity due to increased paperwork and additional regulatory requirements, the Daily Caller piece reported.
"We will make our case in every state and every congressional district, to elected leaders across the political spectrum," American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations President Richard Trumka said in a statement. "But make no mistake, this is a test for Democrats. After decades of disappointment, it’s time for the party of FDR to finish what he started."
McMahon also argued those in unions have seen more modest wage growth compared to those who aren't unionized, according to her Daily Caller op-ed piece.
She also questioned Biden's emphasis on moving toward electric vehicles, suggesting this could lead to the elimination of around 117,000 jobs in the auto manufacturing sector, her op-ed reported. Labor economists noted these potential job losses might be considered a regrettable, but necessary, step if the shift to electric vehicles were an unavoidable market-driven technological change, which they argue is not the case.
McMahon concluded her piece with a call for a change in the current trajectory of economic policy, advocating for an approach that prioritizes the American worker.
"America was not made great by central planners and paternalistic governments, but by the blood, sweat and tears of American men and women," she said to Daily Caller.
