I mean, inflation doesn’t just happen overnight. It’s a reaction to spending and interest from the last half decade. The Biden admin sure isn’t handling the situation adroitly, but no admin ever will call a recession a recession because a) it looks bad for them and they want to be re-elected, and b) calling it a recession can damage public confidence, which can compound the problem. A market that has no confidence doesn’t invest, which can lead a recession to spiral into a depression . It’s just bad business.
Buuuut I guess if you want to make it abundantly clear you’re a partisan hack who gives the Republican Party a free pass for their own spending binges, this was a way to do it by making this article a straight up “vote R” piece than actually breaking down the recession, this was a way to do it.
Don't talk about the downtrodden 47%. I was told I was the enemy by your president. No thanks. Put someone else up for election, then we can talk. Until your party comes back to a reasonable discussion, rather than constant obstruction and scapegoating, you won't get what you want.
This is the only objective way to view this article. Gross oversimplification of the issues. Zero mention that Inflation is currently a worldwide phenomenon.
The US is the world’s largest economy. When we shove through a trillion dollar spending bill and pay people not to work (reduce supply), it affects inflation worldwide. We are the disease that caused this inflation everywhere.
Tons of people sitting at home with free cash chasing goods creates competition for those same goods in other countries - hence “inflation everywhere. “
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. Sorry had to pick myself up off the floor. Yeah, that extra $300 or so per month made EVERYONE RICH!! CHAMPAGNE WISHES and CAVIAR DREAMS!!
That 2.2T was shoved in by Trump because Democrats and media forced him to do something about their total shutdown of the economy (at the state level). If he hadn’t, they would have pointed to him and said “oh look, you’re starving cause of this evil orange man not giving out free handouts.”
The national debt went up 6.5T under Trump and 7.3T under Biden. And Biden still has 6 months. Both parties are absolute garbage when it comes to balancing the budget but Semocrats scream the loudest for spending more and more and raising taxes on everyone. Guess who will be footing that bill: our kids. And their kids. Look at Greece and their austerity. That is what happens when a country goes bankrupt.
Speaking of partisan hacks, Matthew. Your points sound good and have a particle of truth in them. However, they are the kind of fluffy BS that gets handed out when the facts are painful. Way to general to actually mean anything. The last round of pandemic give-aways probably were the tipping point for a number of reasons. A LOT of cash went into the hands of people who did not need it for daily needs and added to the length of time others could stay out of the job market.
We do have facts that show a decline in economic output. When you couple this with a substantial decrease in purchasing power, the impacted populations see a recession regardless of definition.
I was controller for an electrical supply company during Carter's Stagflation and this is beginning to feel very much like that. We will see.
It's a fact, neither side seems interested in bringing on the pain that balancing the budget would cause. Since that is the case, I'd rather spend the money on those who have no voice or adequate living standard than on those with billions in the bank.
Renewing our infrastructure, keeping our competitive advantage in chip design, and reducing our reliance on imported chips by bringing manufacturing back to the US is far superior to giving the 1% a $2 trillion tax cut.
Some factual statements here but loses credibility by way too much partisan rhetoric. You can do better Marc. For example, anyone who understands economics can see Dem overspending has contributed to US inflation. However, its hugely wrong to singularly blame this reason - one MUST also acknowledge the global forces contributing to US inflation. And one must acknowledge the contribution of QE (excess printing of "free" money by the Fed) to inflation. Your writing style has evolved into partisan banter, thereby losing credibility. Unless your goal is to create only a right-wing partisan readership - this is where you are headed. No better than all then all the left-leaning partisan bubble information sources. And I'm a fiscal conservative! But smart enough to recognize your evolution into partisan banter using cherry-picked information... You can do better Marc - don't try to fool the educated readers!
Thanks Russ. Why doesn't the Biden administration say that, then? Instead of tweeting attacks on gas station owners?
I think I was pretty even-handed in my final paragraphs about the strong employment market and good corporate revenue growth. Why are they being so foolish instead of fair?
Agreed Marc - your final paragraphs were appropriate. Just please tone down on the pure partisanship rhetoric - it's not appreciated by objective readers and diminishes the facts you do state...
Most people would clearly classify these statements as hugely partisan "We were right and they were wrong. (That’s why we’re called “The Right” by the way.)".
Leave this kind of wording out, stick to the facts, and you'll gain more credibility with all the moderates in the middle.
If your objective is focused on building a right-wing only readership base, this wording is appropriate. If your objective is focused on influencing the significant volume of educated moderates toward the right, this type of wording raises red flags around bias/filtered/overly simplified content. In this case, overly simplified content with no context regarding global factors or all the QE/money printing the Trump administration fully supported.
I understand your point, but I disagree. Moderates as a whole are looking for alternatives, and in addition to knowing which viewpoints are right, they want to know which viewpoints are wrong. You may think that persuading by whispering is effective, but the facts show there is no campaign, movement, or political party that is successful with that strategy (or for that matter, marketing campaign, faith, or sports team.) My considered view is that your assessment of best tactics is incorrect for everyone else. On reflection, you may find it's not even true for you.
I agree for the most part, but I don't think you can solely blame the present administration.
This is a longstanding problem that Congress owns. We no longer elect representatives who understand that their decisions affect the daily lives of real people. We are manipulated into voting for phantoms who don't really exist - "statesmen" who make decisions based on polling rather than principle, "heroes" who demand we sacrifice but recoil at any personal inconvenience, and "leaders" who have no ideas, no integrity, and no backbone.
Ultimately, the fault lies with us. We must demand honest government and we must be prepared to sacrifice and serve in order to see it happen. We must decide to fix our own problems and reject help and interference by people we don't know who don't understand our situations. We must realize that government does not have power that we don't grant it and insist that the power we do grant it be used sparingly, judiciously, and lightly.
Very well said and articulated Marc! And, to address some of these "oversimplification" comments, I just wonder what part of funneling more money into the economy results in inflation do they not understand? Has been a simple and straightforward fundamental of economics for a few centuries now...Oh, but I forgot, this administration has the genius to transform historical experience, facts and even definitions!
I am not an economist but it seems to me you are over simplifying things. First of all, Trump pressed hard on the fed and they lowered the prime rate a full point in the six months going into the election. At the time I remember thinking he was trying to help his chances for re-election without caring about feeding a surging economy.
We are in unique times. Putin’s war has increased the price of oil and gas and that has nothing to do with the amount of money in our economy. The pandemic has been super transformative changing who works and how, and screwing with workforce availability and the supply chain causing companies to overpay for labor and raw materials. Again, nothing to do with the amount of money in our economy. The fed is trying to correct inflation by raising the interest rate but I fear that will prove to be the wrong tool for the job.
During the pandemic, we had so many people in real financial trouble. Biden really didn’t have a choice but to reach out to them with help. Some of what was done was right in any economic situation. The Child Tax Credit should still be going today.
We have a bunch of further work to do including all the infrastructure work that only the federal government can do. Climate change is real and really scary. We need to get going on renewable energy before it is too late. Image what is going to happen when people from central America start a mass migration to our doorstep because their area of the world is no longer habitable.
I appreciate people like you thinking about the economy. It is a massively complex animal and never more than now. I would like to see you talk about it with more context. I certainly don’t have the answers but it drives me absolutely CRAZY that the Republicans in congress do nothing but say NO. Where are their ideas? Where are their solutions? They are holding us back and need to come to the table if we are going to survive this.
I welcome and encourage well-stated, thoughtful, polite disagreements, and you've done an excellent job of that here (although I still don't agree with you! :)
I think I'm making exactly this point in these paragraphs:
"It would be much better to avoid distractions like blaming gas station owners for high gas prices, or getting caught playing silly word games that make them look foolish.
Acknowledging that the extraordinary solutions to the pandemic have led to inflation and recession while also delivering a very strong employment market and higher corporate revenues and profitability would be a better approach. And then explaining how those strengths can be used to overcome the setbacks."
But why can't we blame gas station owners? I mean seriously if this is a trend for business owners to hide rate hikes in inflation why can't it be said? We've all seen the evidence of packaging selling less but charging the same. I don't get why business owners are such a sacred trust of people we must treat them always as both incredibly bright and full of selfless goodwill. It is not as if you need either to succeed as a gas station. That is all about location, including the ability to sell snacks and groceries.
I'd also note that Krugman who you specifically take issue with has discussed and at length the events at hand, the difference between energy and food to other prices, the complexities of what is and what isn't a recession (including past ones),or even the utility of the term, as well as politicians allergy to it. He's discussed the Fed in the past and now and whether it waited too long.
So if you are cool with all that, then you shouldn't be upset with Krugman. And therefore should take what he saying about hidden price hikes seriously.
Bill, your rose colored glasses need cleaning..."Imagine what is going to happen when people from central America START a mass migration..." Have you even tried to learn what's going on at the southern border? 10K PER DAY MASS MIGRATING CENTRAL AMERICANS! If you haven't heard about that, you most likely HAVE heard about the mean and nasty southern Governors sending those poor poor immigrants up north to the sanctuary cities of New York and DC... Oh, have you heard about the million acres of agricultural land the corrupt government of Venezuela just gifted Iran? Hmmmm...wonder what they're going to plant...Maybe the 7 other militaries taking part in simultaneous "exercises" in Venezuela will give them a seed or two...
Get a clue! PAY ATTENTION! OPEN YOUR EYES!
I grew up in oil country and still live there. Pretty sure I'm over simplifying it to say "Shutting down the Keystone Pipeline, refusing new oil leases - onshore and off, inventing debilitating drilling regulations (ever hear of fracking?)...nope, it doesn't affect groundwater which is no where near a mile underground like the frack sands." Pretty sure these simple measures are the MAIN CAUSE of the oil and gas price increases...in America at least. And just a side note - When Mr. Biden refused to allow Texas to turn on the dirty generators even for a week of record breaking freezing temps..."Just rely on all those windmills yall have down there" And then the windmills froze up! Then to have the temerity to twist it into "Governor Abbot's inability to provide energy for his folks"...
I'm advocating that if you don't have a Texas driver's license, you DO NOT get to tell Texas what to do about ANYTHING. Something about the 10th amendment...or something.
I remember when We The People were energy independent. I remember when "they" lowered the speed limit to 55 and some big oil producing state said "No thanks. We don't need your fed $$. We've got oil!" and we kept getting where we needed to be when we needed to be...
Cut the stinky stuff - Billions (and now I hear only 30 some odd percent makes it to the front lines) BILLIONS of freshly printed USA $$ handed over to an historically corrupt regime with the clearly written directions "ONLY FOR USE AGAINST CORRUPT REGIMES"...is just scraping the surface of what's hurting our wallets, NOT PUTIN. He doesn't give a hoot about our sanctions...Only the sanctioning entities are hurting.
YUP, I'm died in the wool...In the presence of wolves hiding in the wool...Just waiting to get my pic and license plate on the list!
Convention of states is a really bad idea. It would likely remove th eonly things keeping the commnits from the door. The conservatives would get run over by the willing to do anything communist want-to-bees.
Quite the opposite. There are a number of control measures in the process steps from calling the convention all the way through ratification of amendments. The CoS site has a wealth of info to answer questions/concerns on these topics.
Thank you!!!! I am so happy to read your post!! I am struggling so much all due to Covid. I was at the office while everyone rudely sat on Teams meeting from their backyard, their living room, in their Halloween Costumes. I was asked what my costume was by our Executive Director, while he was in one of two of his homes. I wasn’t wearing one, I was working!
I don't know what scares me more, the current administration believes we are stupid, or the folks making decisions are.
These folks obviously don't go to grocery stores, buy gas, go to the cleaners.
All my services(pest control, etc.) have increased by 12% on average. I am sure there is serious gerrymandering of the numbers to show 9.1%.
We need to demand a real plan, like reducing the head count in federal agencies by the percentage of inflation, balancing the budget, dramatically reducing foreign aid. Only the government can print money, the rest of us have to work for it.
The only solution is for everyone to vote out of office the people that voted for this deficit spending
A global pandemic, snarled supply chains, and war in Europe among numerous real factors affecting economies both here and abroad. It's easy to sit back and blame the current administration, but much more helpful to offer policy ideas and solutions. I see none here, nor has the Republican Party as a whole offered any. In fact, their most recent platform was notable for being a a blank page.
In place of policy or practical answers, Republican pols have doubled down on fear and resentment-fuelled themes designed to inflame their base and promote false claims about stolen elections.
Are you cool with that? Ambition--whether American or not--can be a good thing. Unprincipled ambition, however, never is.
Yes a component of inflation is too much money in circulation. The Fed and administration stepped in during the pandemic to combat massive job losses introducing a stimulus package to aid Americans and small businesses to meet basic needs during the pandemic. Coupled with a worldwide manufacturing shutdown goods became scarce. As jobs returned, the shortages were still prevalent in all parts of the economy and thus arose a basic supply and demand issue. Your article dismisses that aspect of inflation. If you’ve travelled out of the country, conditions are the same all over the world. We are part of a global economy and Americans have it a lot better than most industrialized countries. Gas prices, which are a key driver of prices are down for the 50th straight day.
I understand the right wing narrative of this blog, so I suspect most thinking Americans will read it with a sceptic’s eye.
This one packs a punch. Agree or not, the core frustration rings true: people feel what’s happening long before politicians admit it. Gaslighting the public only deepens distrust.
That said, I’d love to see more of the solution side explored here. If both parties overspent, what’s the real fix? We need fewer talking points and more grown-up conversations. Blame doesn’t build. Strategy does.
Still—solid reminder that truth doesn’t bend just because the narrative does. Appreciate the fire, Marc.
I mean, inflation doesn’t just happen overnight. It’s a reaction to spending and interest from the last half decade. The Biden admin sure isn’t handling the situation adroitly, but no admin ever will call a recession a recession because a) it looks bad for them and they want to be re-elected, and b) calling it a recession can damage public confidence, which can compound the problem. A market that has no confidence doesn’t invest, which can lead a recession to spiral into a depression . It’s just bad business.
Buuuut I guess if you want to make it abundantly clear you’re a partisan hack who gives the Republican Party a free pass for their own spending binges, this was a way to do it by making this article a straight up “vote R” piece than actually breaking down the recession, this was a way to do it.
The "Vote Republican" newsletter is coming up at the end of the month, absolutely! Stay tuned.
The Biden government is strangling the economy with high taxes and automatic entitlements to the 47%. Reduce taxes and end the handouts!!!
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Don't talk about the downtrodden 47%. I was told I was the enemy by your president. No thanks. Put someone else up for election, then we can talk. Until your party comes back to a reasonable discussion, rather than constant obstruction and scapegoating, you won't get what you want.
And now we have the world's best economy with MoreBoneSaw investing Trillions to Make Us Greater Again.
Hi
This is the only objective way to view this article. Gross oversimplification of the issues. Zero mention that Inflation is currently a worldwide phenomenon.
The US is the world’s largest economy. When we shove through a trillion dollar spending bill and pay people not to work (reduce supply), it affects inflation worldwide. We are the disease that caused this inflation everywhere.
Tons of people sitting at home with free cash chasing goods creates competition for those same goods in other countries - hence “inflation everywhere. “
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. Sorry had to pick myself up off the floor. Yeah, that extra $300 or so per month made EVERYONE RICH!! CHAMPAGNE WISHES and CAVIAR DREAMS!!
That 2.2T was shoved in by Trump because Democrats and media forced him to do something about their total shutdown of the economy (at the state level). If he hadn’t, they would have pointed to him and said “oh look, you’re starving cause of this evil orange man not giving out free handouts.”
The national debt went up 6.5T under Trump and 7.3T under Biden. And Biden still has 6 months. Both parties are absolute garbage when it comes to balancing the budget but Semocrats scream the loudest for spending more and more and raising taxes on everyone. Guess who will be footing that bill: our kids. And their kids. Look at Greece and their austerity. That is what happens when a country goes bankrupt.
Excellent point!
Speaking of partisan hacks, Matthew. Your points sound good and have a particle of truth in them. However, they are the kind of fluffy BS that gets handed out when the facts are painful. Way to general to actually mean anything. The last round of pandemic give-aways probably were the tipping point for a number of reasons. A LOT of cash went into the hands of people who did not need it for daily needs and added to the length of time others could stay out of the job market.
We do have facts that show a decline in economic output. When you couple this with a substantial decrease in purchasing power, the impacted populations see a recession regardless of definition.
I was controller for an electrical supply company during Carter's Stagflation and this is beginning to feel very much like that. We will see.
It's a fact, neither side seems interested in bringing on the pain that balancing the budget would cause. Since that is the case, I'd rather spend the money on those who have no voice or adequate living standard than on those with billions in the bank.
Renewing our infrastructure, keeping our competitive advantage in chip design, and reducing our reliance on imported chips by bringing manufacturing back to the US is far superior to giving the 1% a $2 trillion tax cut.
Make Brandon a lame duck by taking both majorities in the House and Senate.
Shut down the Marxist March to ruin this country.
Dale Carnegie, wrote, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”
I would highly suggest reading it.
Huh.
Some factual statements here but loses credibility by way too much partisan rhetoric. You can do better Marc. For example, anyone who understands economics can see Dem overspending has contributed to US inflation. However, its hugely wrong to singularly blame this reason - one MUST also acknowledge the global forces contributing to US inflation. And one must acknowledge the contribution of QE (excess printing of "free" money by the Fed) to inflation. Your writing style has evolved into partisan banter, thereby losing credibility. Unless your goal is to create only a right-wing partisan readership - this is where you are headed. No better than all then all the left-leaning partisan bubble information sources. And I'm a fiscal conservative! But smart enough to recognize your evolution into partisan banter using cherry-picked information... You can do better Marc - don't try to fool the educated readers!
Thanks Russ. Why doesn't the Biden administration say that, then? Instead of tweeting attacks on gas station owners?
I think I was pretty even-handed in my final paragraphs about the strong employment market and good corporate revenue growth. Why are they being so foolish instead of fair?
Agreed Marc - your final paragraphs were appropriate. Just please tone down on the pure partisanship rhetoric - it's not appreciated by objective readers and diminishes the facts you do state...
Hey Russ - I purposely avoided partisan labels in piece., and addressed the actual words and arguments of the left-leaning talking heads.
Most people would clearly classify these statements as hugely partisan "We were right and they were wrong. (That’s why we’re called “The Right” by the way.)".
Leave this kind of wording out, stick to the facts, and you'll gain more credibility with all the moderates in the middle.
If your objective is focused on building a right-wing only readership base, this wording is appropriate. If your objective is focused on influencing the significant volume of educated moderates toward the right, this type of wording raises red flags around bias/filtered/overly simplified content. In this case, overly simplified content with no context regarding global factors or all the QE/money printing the Trump administration fully supported.
I understand your point, but I disagree. Moderates as a whole are looking for alternatives, and in addition to knowing which viewpoints are right, they want to know which viewpoints are wrong. You may think that persuading by whispering is effective, but the facts show there is no campaign, movement, or political party that is successful with that strategy (or for that matter, marketing campaign, faith, or sports team.) My considered view is that your assessment of best tactics is incorrect for everyone else. On reflection, you may find it's not even true for you.
Fair enough Marc - I get your point and appreciate the honest/open dialog.
I agree for the most part, but I don't think you can solely blame the present administration.
This is a longstanding problem that Congress owns. We no longer elect representatives who understand that their decisions affect the daily lives of real people. We are manipulated into voting for phantoms who don't really exist - "statesmen" who make decisions based on polling rather than principle, "heroes" who demand we sacrifice but recoil at any personal inconvenience, and "leaders" who have no ideas, no integrity, and no backbone.
Ultimately, the fault lies with us. We must demand honest government and we must be prepared to sacrifice and serve in order to see it happen. We must decide to fix our own problems and reject help and interference by people we don't know who don't understand our situations. We must realize that government does not have power that we don't grant it and insist that the power we do grant it be used sparingly, judiciously, and lightly.
Very well said and articulated Marc! And, to address some of these "oversimplification" comments, I just wonder what part of funneling more money into the economy results in inflation do they not understand? Has been a simple and straightforward fundamental of economics for a few centuries now...Oh, but I forgot, this administration has the genius to transform historical experience, facts and even definitions!
Oversimplification…
…from the people who don’t want you to think too much
I am not an economist but it seems to me you are over simplifying things. First of all, Trump pressed hard on the fed and they lowered the prime rate a full point in the six months going into the election. At the time I remember thinking he was trying to help his chances for re-election without caring about feeding a surging economy.
We are in unique times. Putin’s war has increased the price of oil and gas and that has nothing to do with the amount of money in our economy. The pandemic has been super transformative changing who works and how, and screwing with workforce availability and the supply chain causing companies to overpay for labor and raw materials. Again, nothing to do with the amount of money in our economy. The fed is trying to correct inflation by raising the interest rate but I fear that will prove to be the wrong tool for the job.
During the pandemic, we had so many people in real financial trouble. Biden really didn’t have a choice but to reach out to them with help. Some of what was done was right in any economic situation. The Child Tax Credit should still be going today.
We have a bunch of further work to do including all the infrastructure work that only the federal government can do. Climate change is real and really scary. We need to get going on renewable energy before it is too late. Image what is going to happen when people from central America start a mass migration to our doorstep because their area of the world is no longer habitable.
I appreciate people like you thinking about the economy. It is a massively complex animal and never more than now. I would like to see you talk about it with more context. I certainly don’t have the answers but it drives me absolutely CRAZY that the Republicans in congress do nothing but say NO. Where are their ideas? Where are their solutions? They are holding us back and need to come to the table if we are going to survive this.
Thoughts?
Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Bill. As mentioned in my comments policy:
https://cenedella.substack.com/p/america-the-beautiful#§comments-policy
I welcome and encourage well-stated, thoughtful, polite disagreements, and you've done an excellent job of that here (although I still don't agree with you! :)
I think I'm making exactly this point in these paragraphs:
"It would be much better to avoid distractions like blaming gas station owners for high gas prices, or getting caught playing silly word games that make them look foolish.
Acknowledging that the extraordinary solutions to the pandemic have led to inflation and recession while also delivering a very strong employment market and higher corporate revenues and profitability would be a better approach. And then explaining how those strengths can be used to overcome the setbacks."
But why can't we blame gas station owners? I mean seriously if this is a trend for business owners to hide rate hikes in inflation why can't it be said? We've all seen the evidence of packaging selling less but charging the same. I don't get why business owners are such a sacred trust of people we must treat them always as both incredibly bright and full of selfless goodwill. It is not as if you need either to succeed as a gas station. That is all about location, including the ability to sell snacks and groceries.
I'd also note that Krugman who you specifically take issue with has discussed and at length the events at hand, the difference between energy and food to other prices, the complexities of what is and what isn't a recession (including past ones),or even the utility of the term, as well as politicians allergy to it. He's discussed the Fed in the past and now and whether it waited too long.
So if you are cool with all that, then you shouldn't be upset with Krugman. And therefore should take what he saying about hidden price hikes seriously.
Bill, your rose colored glasses need cleaning..."Imagine what is going to happen when people from central America START a mass migration..." Have you even tried to learn what's going on at the southern border? 10K PER DAY MASS MIGRATING CENTRAL AMERICANS! If you haven't heard about that, you most likely HAVE heard about the mean and nasty southern Governors sending those poor poor immigrants up north to the sanctuary cities of New York and DC... Oh, have you heard about the million acres of agricultural land the corrupt government of Venezuela just gifted Iran? Hmmmm...wonder what they're going to plant...Maybe the 7 other militaries taking part in simultaneous "exercises" in Venezuela will give them a seed or two...
Get a clue! PAY ATTENTION! OPEN YOUR EYES!
I grew up in oil country and still live there. Pretty sure I'm over simplifying it to say "Shutting down the Keystone Pipeline, refusing new oil leases - onshore and off, inventing debilitating drilling regulations (ever hear of fracking?)...nope, it doesn't affect groundwater which is no where near a mile underground like the frack sands." Pretty sure these simple measures are the MAIN CAUSE of the oil and gas price increases...in America at least. And just a side note - When Mr. Biden refused to allow Texas to turn on the dirty generators even for a week of record breaking freezing temps..."Just rely on all those windmills yall have down there" And then the windmills froze up! Then to have the temerity to twist it into "Governor Abbot's inability to provide energy for his folks"...
I'm advocating that if you don't have a Texas driver's license, you DO NOT get to tell Texas what to do about ANYTHING. Something about the 10th amendment...or something.
I remember when We The People were energy independent. I remember when "they" lowered the speed limit to 55 and some big oil producing state said "No thanks. We don't need your fed $$. We've got oil!" and we kept getting where we needed to be when we needed to be...
Cut the stinky stuff - Billions (and now I hear only 30 some odd percent makes it to the front lines) BILLIONS of freshly printed USA $$ handed over to an historically corrupt regime with the clearly written directions "ONLY FOR USE AGAINST CORRUPT REGIMES"...is just scraping the surface of what's hurting our wallets, NOT PUTIN. He doesn't give a hoot about our sanctions...Only the sanctioning entities are hurting.
YUP, I'm died in the wool...In the presence of wolves hiding in the wool...Just waiting to get my pic and license plate on the list!
#DrillBabyDrill
Thank you, Marc. Great take on our current situation.
This is one of the reasons I support https://conventionofstates.com/
Convention of states is a really bad idea. It would likely remove th eonly things keeping the commnits from the door. The conservatives would get run over by the willing to do anything communist want-to-bees.
Quite the opposite. There are a number of control measures in the process steps from calling the convention all the way through ratification of amendments. The CoS site has a wealth of info to answer questions/concerns on these topics.
Thank you!!!! I am so happy to read your post!! I am struggling so much all due to Covid. I was at the office while everyone rudely sat on Teams meeting from their backyard, their living room, in their Halloween Costumes. I was asked what my costume was by our Executive Director, while he was in one of two of his homes. I wasn’t wearing one, I was working!
How is anyone surprised about any "type of communications dishonesty from the White House" under this administration?
I don't know what scares me more, the current administration believes we are stupid, or the folks making decisions are.
These folks obviously don't go to grocery stores, buy gas, go to the cleaners.
All my services(pest control, etc.) have increased by 12% on average. I am sure there is serious gerrymandering of the numbers to show 9.1%.
We need to demand a real plan, like reducing the head count in federal agencies by the percentage of inflation, balancing the budget, dramatically reducing foreign aid. Only the government can print money, the rest of us have to work for it.
The only solution is for everyone to vote out of office the people that voted for this deficit spending
Thank you, Marc!
A global pandemic, snarled supply chains, and war in Europe among numerous real factors affecting economies both here and abroad. It's easy to sit back and blame the current administration, but much more helpful to offer policy ideas and solutions. I see none here, nor has the Republican Party as a whole offered any. In fact, their most recent platform was notable for being a a blank page.
In place of policy or practical answers, Republican pols have doubled down on fear and resentment-fuelled themes designed to inflame their base and promote false claims about stolen elections.
Are you cool with that? Ambition--whether American or not--can be a good thing. Unprincipled ambition, however, never is.
Yes a component of inflation is too much money in circulation. The Fed and administration stepped in during the pandemic to combat massive job losses introducing a stimulus package to aid Americans and small businesses to meet basic needs during the pandemic. Coupled with a worldwide manufacturing shutdown goods became scarce. As jobs returned, the shortages were still prevalent in all parts of the economy and thus arose a basic supply and demand issue. Your article dismisses that aspect of inflation. If you’ve travelled out of the country, conditions are the same all over the world. We are part of a global economy and Americans have it a lot better than most industrialized countries. Gas prices, which are a key driver of prices are down for the 50th straight day.
I understand the right wing narrative of this blog, so I suspect most thinking Americans will read it with a sceptic’s eye.
This one packs a punch. Agree or not, the core frustration rings true: people feel what’s happening long before politicians admit it. Gaslighting the public only deepens distrust.
That said, I’d love to see more of the solution side explored here. If both parties overspent, what’s the real fix? We need fewer talking points and more grown-up conversations. Blame doesn’t build. Strategy does.
Still—solid reminder that truth doesn’t bend just because the narrative does. Appreciate the fire, Marc.
You're always inspiring