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samplegirl

(14,127 posts) Sat Aug 19, 2023, 04:39 AM Aug 2023

What news source is pandering Inflation

under Biden? All the posts on social
Media are crying about Biden’s inflation. Must be the news topic of the week!
I had a friend call me and tell me inflation was under control under Trump.
That didn’t end well!
More diversion I guess!

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What news source is pandering Inflation (Original Post) samplegirl Aug 2023 OP

Inflation was under control until Covid hit and caused it to shoot upwards GoodRaisin Aug 2023 #1

I'm tired of it. samplegirl Aug 2023 #2

Funny, ain't it? The rate was 4.9% when Biden took office and is 3.3% now. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #3

According to this chart, it was 1.4% in January 2021 MichMan Aug 2023 #4

Sorry, I looked at the entire 2021 rate. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #5

GoodRaisin

(11,062 posts)

1. Inflation was under control until Covid hit and caused it to shoot upwards

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 05:26 AM

Aug 2023

in Biden’s first years to around an annual rate of 8%. Since then the rate of inflation has come back down to about 3% in 2023.

Any media that calls it “Biden’s inflation” is right wing media disbursing lies. Blaming it on Biden is horseshit.

Inflation was under control during the Obama presidency and that’s how it was turned over to Trump.

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

2. I'm tired of it.

Reply to GoodRaisin (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 05:30 AM

Aug 2023

Anything to deflect. As long as grocery prices remain high…. They will pound this daily!

sinkingfeeling

(58,043 posts)

3. Funny, ain't it? The rate was 4.9% when Biden took office and is 3.3% now.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 11:05 AM

Aug 2023

MichMan

(17,396 posts)

4. According to this chart, it was 1.4% in January 2021

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 11:31 AM

Aug 2023

https://www.statista.com/statistics/273418/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us/

sinkingfeeling

(58,043 posts)

5. Sorry, I looked at the entire 2021 rate.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 12:09 PM

Aug 2023

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