Matthew Sheffield on Nostr: One of the dumbest right wing talking points is that Joe Biden caused inflation. ...
One of the dumbest right wing talking points is that Joe Biden caused inflation.
Believing that requires you not to know, or pretend not to know, that in their 1st year, presidents operate under their predecessor's budget.
Almost all inflation growth in Biden's term was based on Trump's spending.
Source:
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi 
Published at
2024-07-19 20:12:42Event JSON
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