President Biden has consistently blamed everyone and everything other than himself for the current high inflation. I guess he is not familiar with the phrase, “The buck stops here,” although his fellow Democrats were very familiar with that concept when President Trump was in office.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, The New York Post<\/a> posted an article about President Biden’s recent statement about who is responsible for the current inflation.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n President Biden admitted Wednesday that inflation was stuck at \u201cunacceptably high\u201d levels after the annual rate fell slightly in April to 8.3% <\/a>\u2014 but then blamed the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine for the price increases rather than government spending.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhile it is heartening to see that annual\u00a0inflation\u00a0moderated in April, the fact remains that\u00a0inflation\u00a0is unacceptably high,\u201d Biden said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n Inflation hit a 40-year annual high of 8.5% <\/a>in March. Although the annual inflation rate ticked lower in April, prices actually increased 0.3% on a month-to-month basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n Biden had attempted to preempt the latest inflation data with a Tuesday speech in which he sought to shift the blame<\/a> for the politically dicey issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n In his Wednesday statement, Biden hailed a new federal initiative funded by his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to provide free internet service to about 40% of homes <\/a>\u2014 and claimed Republicans would increase costs if they regain control of Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCongressional Republicans talk about\u00a0inflation, but their only plan is to raise taxes on working families, taking even more money out of their pockets,\u201d Biden said, referring to a plan proposed by Sen. Rick Scott<\/a> (R-Fla.) that would require all Americans to pay at least some taxes, though the proposal is not widely embraced by other Republicans.<\/strong><\/p>\n …\u201cToday, I am traveling to Illinois to speak with farmers about more we can do to lower their costs and help them produce more, lowering the price of food for Americans and around the world,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAll of this is progress, but the fight against global supply chain issues related to the pandemic and Putin\u2019s price hike will continue every day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Biden also touted a declining federal deficit, despite the fact that Democrats passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill last year without revenue offsets or Republican support. Months later, Congress approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, of which about\u00a0$256\u00a0billion<\/a>\u00a0wasn\u2019t paid for, according to the Congressional Budget Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n I don’t think most Americans are naive enough to buy into the concept of ‘Putin’s price hike,’ particularly when the price hikes began before Putin invaded Ukraine. If he really wants to help the farmers, the President might consider opening up drilling to reduce their fossil fuel costs and their fertilizer costs.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Biden has consistently blamed everyone and everything other than himself for the current high inflation. I guess he is not familiar with the phrase, “The buck stops here,” although his fellow Democrats were very familiar with that concept when … Continue reading