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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre inflation/shortages happening worldwide or just in the United States?
Im getting the impression from articles posted that only the USA is being affected.
Should Biden be held responsible?
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)SKKY
(11,821 posts)...although to a lesser degree.
we can do it
(12,193 posts)Scrivener7
(51,004 posts)Rebl2
(13,551 posts)live in MO there seem to be very few shortages of things we buy at the store or drug store. My husband does most of the shopping since I have trouble getting around and he isnt seeing empty shelves like they show on tv. The only thing he cant find is Covid tests at the drug store which is no surprise. Havent needed one yet-knock on wood.
NickB79
(19,258 posts)Swede
(33,282 posts)Cons are blaming Trudeau.
crickets
(25,983 posts)Related article appears below audio report.
Dismissed or downplayed is the fact that systemic, record-setting inflation has taken hold in virtually every major economy [links to overseas stories]:
Germany: Annual Inflation Hits Highest Rate Since 1993
Italian Inflation Hits Highest In More Than A Decade On Energy
Mexico Ends Year With Inflation At 7.36%, Most In 20 Years
Russian 2021 Inflation Accelerates To 8.39%, Preliminary Data Shows
Spain's Annual Inflation Jumps To 6.7% At End Of 2021, Highest Since 1989
UK Inflation Hits 10-Year High Ahead Of Key Bank Of England Meeting
Canada's Annual Inflation Rate Matches 18-Year High, Set to Keep Rising
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Lars39
(26,116 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)And the shortages are nothing like what the TV scares people with.
There are shortages, for several reasons, but most people can find whatever they need. The rightwing media might want it to be, but it's not Biden's fault.
Doodley
(9,124 posts)ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)A global pandemic has completely fucked up supply chains in a global economy. And we're still in it.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Sarcasm does not translate or work well on web blogs and forums. Never has and never will. Personally I stopped using it years ago (except for very special occasions and I label it well if I use it) for that reason. Too many just didn't get what I was trying to say so my efforts were wasted.
And that account has so few likes etc. I've never seen it in my twitter feeds.
There are literally thousands like it, no one can be aware of them all.
Thanks for the explanation though.
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)Though I was being sarcastic, I figured most could would know.