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Biden’s Misleading Talking Point on $100K No-Degree Jobs

Biden’s Misleading Talking Point on $100K No-Degree Jobs

While touting investments in semiconductor factories in the U.S., President Joe Biden has repeatedly left the misleading impression that new jobs at the facilities would pay well more than $100,000 a year for those without a college degree. But Intel has said $135,000 is the average salary for thousands of jobs, including those requiring advanced degrees.

Biden’s Numbers

Biden’s Numbers

Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.