In Washington, it’s easy to get swept up in the policy debate of the day. But if you spend a few weeks on a bus traveling through America’s cities and small towns, you’ll quickly realize most people aren’t keeping tabs on every legislative battle. They’re trying to figure out why life seems to cost more than it used to at every turn.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Free Enterprise Express Opportunity Tour has covered over 9,000 miles over the last several weeks, and one lesson keeps repeating itself: Americans feel squeezed by costs, both those they can see and those they can’t.
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