NEWS AND OPINION:
Yes, there are some gorgeous costs on the market as Christmas and different festive events method. There are additionally some jittery shoppers.
“This holiday season, Bidenomics has made everything from Christmas trees to gifts unaffordable for middle-class families. While Americans struggle to stay afloat, we’re reminding them who the real Grinch is this Christmas: President Joe Biden,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel stated in a written assertion.
She does provide the numbers, and they’re outlined in a 60-second video produced by the Republican Party itself.
“Biden is the real Grinch this Christmas. PNC Bank’s annual Christmas Price Index, which measures the cost of the dozen gifts outlined in the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas,’ just hit an all-time high – jumping another 2.7% after a 10.5% hike last year. The cost of a Christmas tree is 10% higher than a year ago,” Ms. McDaniel stated.
Indeed, in 2020, the handfuls of golden rings, calling birds and different mainstays of the acquainted Christmas tune would have set you again $16,000. This yr, it’s $46,000, in response to the video. And the typical value of a Christmas tree is $90.
“60% of Americans report living paycheck-to-paycheck heading into the holidays. More than 1 in 3 Americans will forgo giving gifts this year due to Bidenflation. And 42% of small business owners can’t afford to issue their usual Christmas bonuses this year,” she stated.
POLITICS AND PARENTING
There is a political and ideological dynamic to parenting, in response to a painstaking and wide-ranging research from Gallup, the Brookings Institution and the Institute for Family Studies, a Virginia-based analysis group. The findings are based mostly on polls, plus social and parenting research and traits.
An excellent relationship between dad and mom is a optimistic issue, in fact. Ideology can also be concerned.
“Parental political ideology is another strong predictor of parenting style. Liberal parents had the lowest scores, meaning they were the least likely to endorse items indicating warm, disciplined parenting. Just 40% of liberal parents scored above average on the index, whereas 71% of very conservative parents and 56% of conservative parents did. Very liberal parents score roughly the same as moderate parents (48% and 49%, respectively),” the research stated.
“Disciplinary action shows the largest political divide. For example, 80% of very conservative parents disagreed with the statement ‘my child often gets their way when we have a conflict’ compared to 66% of conservative parents, 64% of moderate parents, 53% of liberal parents, and 55% of very liberal parents. Very conservative parents are also somewhat more likely to report giving their child hugs and kisses every day,” the research stated.
Find the analysis institute at Ifstudies.org. Curious concerning the ballot right here?
“Gallup fielded a survey in June through its nationally representative probability-based panel. Data were collected from 6,643 parents and 1,580 adolescents living with a parent-respondent,” in response to the research, which was launched Nov. 30.
FOXIFIED
Fox News Digital — the web presence of the cable information community — is marking 33 consecutive months besting rival information manufacturers within the time folks spent on the website, and 14 months topping the variety of views the positioning accrued in that interval.
Here are some pattern numbers from Comscore, an trade supply: In November, Fox News Digital accrued 1.7 billion views on the website, in contrast with CNN with 1.3 billion and The New York Times with 1.4 billion. Visitors spent 2.9 billion minutes on the Fox News website that month; guests spent 1.9 billion minutes at CNN.com and 1.6 billion minutes on the Times website.
Fox News was the “most engaged brand” on social media in November, with 18.4 million whole social interactions, marking the 111th consecutive month Fox News has positioned on high, in response to Emplifi, an trade supply. Fox News additionally sparked 4.5 million interactions on Facebook, 11.9 million Instagram interactions and 1.9 million X interactions.
On YouTube, Fox News secured 183 million video views, in response to Shareablee, one other trade supply.
COATS OF NOTE
A spherical of applause, please, for Arctix, a premium outerwear model that’s making a dedication to assist homeless folks this winter.
The firm has launched the Dakota Project — which is able to distribute greater than 108,000 new outerwear clothes valued at greater than $5.2 million to nonprofit teams throughout the nation that serve homeless populations.
“Outerwear made from the best materials and engineered to keep people warm for extended periods of exposure to the elements shouldn’t just be for winter sports enthusiasts. America’s unhoused population deserves that kind of protection too,” stated Arctix Chairman Matthew Bruderman in a written assertion.
“The inventory is ready to be shipped to qualified non-profit organizations. Americans who are affiliated with non-profits who help the homeless or know of an organization that could benefit can help us ensure these coats, gloves, hats and pants reach people in need as soon as possible,” he stated.
The thought for this system originated with Mr. Bruderman’s teenage daughter, Dakota.
“This unprecedented campaign will also include the design and launch in early 2024 of a new purpose-built coat specifically designed for the unhoused,” the corporate stated in a press release.
Arctix designers are at work on “premium quality, purpose-built line of coats to help protect the homeless from the elements,” the corporate stated.
Nonprofit organizations on this outreach program can discover the main points at Dakota-Project.org.
POLL DU JOUR
• 69% of U.S. adults disapprove of the best way President Biden is dealing with immigration.
• 68% disapprove of the best way he’s dealing with inflation.
• 54% disapprove of the best way he’s dealing with local weather change.
• 53% disapprove of the best way he’s dealing with jobs.
• 52% disapprove of the best way he’s dealing with the nation’s infrastructure points.
• 31% say he’s giving sufficient consideration to points which might be most vital to their households.
SOURCE: A Monmouth University ballot of 803 U.S. adults carried out Nov. 30-Dec. 4.
• Contact Jennifer Harper at [email protected].
