
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely apparent may take longer.”
-Edward Murrow
Introduction
Inflation Exploding While Growth Is Slowing
Under the Biden administration, the role of government in the economy has undergone its biggest shift in 40 years. Rather than fear of debt and inflation, the policy makers are flooding the economy with dollars and spending programs.
In the first quarter of 2022, the U.S. economy took a dramatic hit with GDP shrinking 1.4 percent. The Federal Reserve recently revised its prediction for second quarter GDP downward to 2.4 percent, a sharp drop from its earlier prediction of 4 percent growth.
Inflation Outpacing Wage Increases
Wages are not even vaguely keeping pace with riisng prices in gas, food and rent.
In March 2022, inflation cut the average American’s salary by almost 3 percent.
Biden’s Spin On Causes Of Inflation
Another ploy Biden has used to misdirect people on what is causing inflation is to blame inflation on wealthy corporations not paying taxes. Biden tweeted “You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.”
Americans Biggest Concern Is Inflation
Conclusion
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said, “The obvious reason for inflation is the government printed a zillion dollars.”
According to Ron Surz, CEO of Target Date Solutions, “Mountains of money cause inflation. The federal governments all-in spending was approaching $13 trilllion as of mid-2021. That is more than the U.S. spent in its 13 most expensive wars combined.”
The midterm elections are coming up in November 2022, at which time the U.S. economy could be in the thoes of a massive recession. Democrats could suffer a historic defeat if voters take out their pain on the party in power.
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