Originally Posted by
buffalopundit
Right-wingers come out to pretend that their hearts bleed for various groups of people whenever it's convenient, but most often to denigrate refugees or immigrants. "Why won't we help our own" they cry as an excuse to keep out people willing to do the menial tasks you would never dream of doing yourself, or even to send your kids to do. The last time a Republican was concerned about poverty it was to demean people as "welfare queens." The last time a Republican was worried about infrastructure issues they voted against high-speed rail while demanding Obama's birth certificate. The last time a Republican was concerned about homelessness it was to complain to a Nextdoor group about a panhandler. The last time a Republican gave a crap about inflation was the early 80s when it peaked under Reagan, whose answer to everything was to give tax breaks to millionaires.
All of our slavish devotion to giving massive tax breaks to the Kardashians and big business has left the US as a developing country itself, with massive income inequality unrivaled in peer countries where the top 1% want for nothing and the rest of us are mired in problems other places have already solved.
So, just say you hate immigrants. It's much simpler.
Which countries do you think get "free money" and "handouts"?
As an informed citizen, I'm sure you know that the inflation rate in the us (currently about 6.9%) is relatively low compared to other places. It is a signal of an overheated economy where a sharp increase in demand is met with poor supply, exacerbated by supply chain bottlenecks, Covid restrictions in other countries, and a crisis in labor.
(Funny how a crisis in labor is a problem that can be solved with smart immigration policy, but Republicans prefer instead to pretend to care about other things in order to keep people out).
So, while you guys all whine about how Brandon pushed the inflation button, query how he also did that in the UK (8.6%) and the Eurozone (9.1%). It is a global problem of overdemand and undersupply (capitalism! economics!) that is alleviated by raising interest rates to get demand under control.
I know that this bulletin board is packed with economic experts and not Q-Anon followers and Trump cultists who just spew what they hear on Newsmax or Fox so I know you'll all understand.