{"id":2010306,"date":"2023-08-24T01:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T01:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:31:17","slug":"rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; ignites GOP debate on Bidenomics and economy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Comment About Oliver Anthony\u2019s Chart-Topping Song<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A comment about \u200dOliver Anthony\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-americans-say-lets-go-brandon-chant-is-appropriate-protest\/\" title=\"Poll: Americans Say \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Chant Is Appropriate Protest\">chart-topping song<\/a> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/viral-country-music-star-oliver-anthony-says-hes-rejected-8-million-offers-from-music-executives-5474853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Men \u200cFrom North of Richmond<\/a>\u201d from moderator Bret\u200c Baier, and another question about why the recording is \u201cstriking a nerve in this country,\u201d sparked a discussion about \u201cBidenomics\u201d among participants of the Republican presidential\u200c primary debate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the debate, Fox News host Mr. Baier directed \u200cthe question to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<h3>Florida Gov.\u200d Ron DeSantis on Bidenomics<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe need\u2064 to \u200dsend Joe Biden\u2064 back to \u2064his basement \u2062and reverse American decline,&#8221; Mr. DeSantis said, &#8220;with understanding we must reverse Bidenomics so that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is 'Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close'\">middle-class families<\/a> have a chance to succeed again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/at-gop-debate-2024-candidates-all-pro-life-but-differ-on-details-5479719\">Candidates Divided on National Abortion Ban at GOP Debate<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/at-gop-debate-2024-candidates-all-pro-life-but-differ-on-details-5479719\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trump-runs-counter-program-with-tucker-carlson-during-gop-debate-5479463\">Trump Runs Counter Program With Tucker Carlson During GOP Debate<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trump-runs-counter-program-with-tucker-carlson-during-gop-debate-5479463\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot succeed as a country if\u2062 you are working hard and you can&#8217;t afford\u200b groceries, a car, or a \u200cnew home, while Hunter Biden can make hundreds of thousands \u200dof dollars on lousy paintings. That is wrong,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>(From left) Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron \u2063DeSantis, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, former South \u2063Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki\u200c Haley, U.S. Senator from\u200d South\u200b Carolina Tim Scott, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum,\u2064 arrive to take\u2064 part in the first \u2064Republican Presidential primary \u200bdebate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 23, 2023. \u2064(PEDRO\u200d UGARTE\/AFP via Getty \u200dImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe also cannot succeed when the Congress spends trillions and trillions of dollars. Those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/\" title=\"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem \"Rich Men North of Richmond.\"\">rich men north<\/a> of Richmond have put\u2062 us in \u200dthis situation,\u201d Mr. DeSantis continued, noting \u200dthat, if elected, he will\u200c make the United States\u200b \u201cenergy dominant again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the Economy<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. \u200dChris Christie was asked if he agreed with\u2064 Mr. DeSantis, and if \u200dhe would do a\u2062 better job on the \u200deconomy than the Florida governor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was elected as a conservative Republican in a blue state with 61 percent of the\u200c vote with a\u200c Democratic legislature\u200b against me \u2064the entire time,\u201d\u200c Mr. Christie said, adding that\u200c debt and taxes were cut in \u200cNew Jersey under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>When reminded by Mr. Baier that New Jersey \u200bhad the second lowest\u200b credit rating during Mr. \u2064Christie&#8217;s time as \u2063governor, which was also downgraded 11\u200b times, Mr. Christie said, \u200b\u201cThat\u2019s what \u2064happens when you inherit a blue state\u2063 that has done that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u200dcut state debt that had been left to us by three democratic gubernatorial predecessors,\u201d \u2063he responded, adding that the\u200c state\u2019s unemployment rate was reduced by 50 percent during her tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott was told by Fox News moderator Martha MacCallum that Mr. Anthony\u2019s song &#8220;goes after welfare programs&#8221; and that President Joe Biden \u201cargued for \u2064freezing federal \u200bspending\u201d when he was a senator, and then was asked what he has done \u2064to \u201crein in increasing\u2064 the size of\u200b government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Scott criticized Bidenomics policies and said \u200bthat, under President Biden, the average American family has seen \u2062a loss of $10,000 in\u200d their spending power when significant increases in inflation, gas, food, and electricity are\u2063 included.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u200d can stop that by turning the spigot off in Washington, sending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meme-lords-just-figured-out-how-to-take-back-the-billions-wall-street-made-profiting-off-lockdowns-the-washington-standard\/\" title=\"Meme Lords Just Figured Out How To Take Back The Billions Wall Street Made Profiting Off Lockdowns\">money back<\/a> to the states, and allowing the\u2063 decisions to be made\u2064 at their own houses,\u201d Mr. Scott said.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Entrepreneur and \u2062author Vivek Ramaswamy waves as he arrives to take part in\u2064 the first Republican Presidential primary\u2062 debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 23,\u200b 2023. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy,\u2062 who at 38 is the \u2064youngest candidate \u2063in the 2024 presidential \u200delection, said\u200c that his business background is \u200dmore valuable \u2064than\u200b political experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy parents came to this \u200ccountry with \u200cno\u200b money 40 years \u2064ago. I\u200d have gone on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy\/\" title=\"'Rich Men North of Richmond' ignites GOP debate on Bidenomics and economy.\">found multi-billion-dollar companies<\/a>,\u201d \u2064Mr. Ramaswamy said. \u201cI am genuinely\u200d worried that the American dream will not exist for our two\u2062 sons and \u200btheir generation unless we do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have a broken car, you don&#8217;t\u2064 turn over the keys to the people who broke it again. You hand it over to a new generation \u200dto actually fix the problem. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m in\u2063 this race and\u2063 we&#8217;re \u2064just getting \u2064warmed up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the \u2063condition of the U.S. \u200beconomy,\u2064 former South Carolina Gov. \u200cNikki Haley blamed Republicans and not solely President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that Biden didn&#8217;t do this to \u2064us; our Republicans\u200d did this to us when they passed that $2.2 trillion \u2062COVID stimulus bill. They\u2064 left us with 90 million people on Medicaid\u200c and\u2064 42 million people on food stamps,\u201d \u2063Ms. Haley \u2063said,\u200c adding that\u2062 the borrowing, spending, and earmarks \u201cthat Republicans brought back\u200d in\u201d\u200b must be cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have Ron \u200bDeSantis, you&#8217;ve got Tim\u200d Scott, you&#8217;ve \u2063got Mike Pence\u2014they\u2063 all voted to raise the \u2064debt, and Donald Trump added $8 trillion to our debt. And our kids are \u200dnever going to forgive us for this,\u201d Ms. Haley added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 budget includes $2.8 billion in earmarks requested by Democrats and $7.4 billion in earmarks\u2063 asked for by Republicans,\u2062 Ms. Haley noted.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President \u200dMike Pence \u2062said, \u201cI think unquestionably I&#8217;m the best prepared,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A discussion on Oliver Anthony&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Rich Men From North of Richmond&#8221; and its impact on the country was sparked by moderator Bret Baier during the Republican presidential primary debate. 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