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12. How about Biden embraces this problem?

Reply to All Mixed Up (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 11:42 AM

Apr 3

Several of you and most of the TV pundits cite factors that don't reflect most people's experience of life in America now. Some are baffled that Biden doesn't get more credit for them.

It's hard to get by but things seem rosy to you. This is a blind spot that can bite us as people want it to change.

If Biden can get food prices down -- even if only by shaming the food giants to be more patrotic and less greedy -- people will be grateful.

Please don't dismiss how vitally important this is to ordinary families everywhere.

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A chicken in every pot -- it's that time again [View all] splat Apr 3 OP

Stimulus feeds inflation (again) and GOP will scream "Communist Socialist Pinko!" bucolic_frolic Apr 3 #1

Inflation is down, the economy is chugging along nicely, RW is pushing economic scary stories Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #2

Many, many people are squeezed now splat Apr 3 #6

Let 'em scream splat Apr 3 #3

If you reply to a post like #1, please reply to that exact post rather than to the OP Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #4

IIRC, a chicken in every pot was Hoover's re-election slogan. Aristus Apr 3 #5

Dates to 16th century Henry IV splat Apr 3 #7

Yes. A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #8

Republican. An ad by Republican businessmen. Hoover didn't say it, but Ds used it against him Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #9

Part of the problem is you go to the grocery store every week or more, CrispyQ Apr 3 #10

These measures would likely be counterproductive at this point. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #11

How about Biden embraces this problem? splat Apr 3 #12

I think you responded to the wrong person. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #13

I wanted that to be at the end splat Apr 3 #14

I don't think you understand how inflation works. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #16

I'm not wedded to food vouchers splat Apr 3 #17

All my original post said was that vouchers or a stimulus would likely make inflation worse. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #18

We paid over $12 dollars CDN CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #15

I hear prices are really bad in Canada right now. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #19

The prices are all over the place. Eating healthy is expensive CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #21

I just paid $8.54 USD onethatcares Apr 3 #20

Similar pricing it seems CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #22