Let me break this down for you, because the numbers they're telling you on CNN aren't the real ones. The Biden administration’s job-killing regulations have hit hard and deep across multiple sectors. We’re talking about millions of workers who are either out of work or seeing their wages stagnate or even drop.

Now, nobody is going to tell you this on cable news because they're all in love with the same folks that write these rules. But I've been watching this for years, and it's getting worse every time a new regulation comes down the pipe from Washington.

The real figure? The one buried deep in those Department of Labor reports? It’s way higher than what you hear about on TV. Instead of protecting jobs and growing wages, the Biden administration is choking off economic growth with their heavy-handed regulatory approach.

Why do I say this? Because every time a company decides to cut back or shut down operations due to new rules, it's not just about one job lost; it’s about all the workers who can't find another job right away. And when businesses are forced to scale back, you and I pay for that with higher prices at the grocery store.

But here's the buried number: The actual cost of these regulations in terms of lost wages over the last year alone? It’s in the billions — more than enough to fund a lot of those social programs they’re touting as helping us. But instead, it’s making your paycheck smaller and harder to come by.

So who benefits from this? Not you or me. The real winners are the same folks who write these rules — the bureaucrats in Washington and their cronies on Wall Street who love nothing more than a compliant corporate world that doesn't question government overreach.

To protect yourself, protect your family, start looking at how you can diversify income streams and be prepared for economic downturns. We need to keep an eye on this and fight back against these policies every chance we get.