Why Biden Can’t Persuade Americans He’ll Fix Inflation
By: Christopher Jacobs
May 16, 2022
In a recent speech, President Biden tried to empathize with the plight of average Americans struggling with high inflation. But as might be expected of someone who prioritized acquiring luxury real estate over paying taxes that fund Medicare and Obamacare, the plutocrat’s attempts to deflect a politically toxic issue for Democrats fell flat.
Beyond trying to pin skyrocketing prices on Vladimir Putin—as if inflation didn’t start until the invasion of Ukraine began in February—Biden wants to turn the inflation issue from a referendum on his (lack of) leadership into a choice between his approach and Republican proposals. But playing the political blame game has about as much policy merit as its chances of political success—which is to say, slim and none.
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