Biden talked about the economy and great jobs numbers. Since then for the last 20 minutes

[doc03]

on MSNBC they have been talking about inflation

[gratuitous]

1. What else are they gonna talk about?

Democratic successes? That's just crazy talk!

It's funny (it's not funny) how preoccupied the pundits are with inflation when it really doesn't affect their personal financial situation. An extra $10 to gas up isn't even noticed in their income group.

[Initech]

2. He seriously can't catch a break.

It's almost like there's a coordinated effort to destroy all of his plans.

[doc03]

4. The very second he finished his talk the first thing I heard the reporters yell was

what about inflation. As he walked off I heard the word inflation shouted several times.

[JohnSJ]

7. He actually addressed that question in his prepared remarks, by referring to the actions he took

yesterday with oil to try and address inflation

The press conveniently decided to ignore that though

[bigtree]

3. Democrats ALONE helped boost record economic recovery, without republican votes.

...GDP increased at a 6.9% annualized rate in the 4th quarter. It's a booming economy, w/increased demand stressed by continuing pandemic-related shortages encouraging inflation.

Those inflationary influences aren't permanent or endemic. The supply pressures will ease, and the economic impact on oil will mitigate itself with shifting alliances and production agreements.

This isn't your father's inflation from the 80's. Today's inflation is a sign of an improving economy, not the result of downward pressures on wages or profits. There's no 'oil shock' out of Ukraine, just shifting economic alliances, and supply issues are ephemeral.

[doc03]

6. Yes everything you say is true. But if someone has a job the unemployment numbers

mean little to them. Inflation affects everyone and the MSM is going to focus on that.

[bigtree]

9. 'Record Americans are finding jobs, more people are working.'

...and, "here's why that's bad for the economy"

Saw Peter Baker at the NYT pushing this line from one of their articles this morning and hollered at him just as he tweeted it out.

The administration's challenge is to try and look like they're doing something about inflation, even though those pressures will correct themselves later in the year, maybe too late for the election.

[JohnSJ]

5. Not just MSNBC, Bloomberg was pushing that too. That is why President Biden took the action he did

yesterday regarding releasing one million barrels a day from the strategic oil reserves for the next six months, and adding extra costs to oil companies on their leased oil wells that are dormant, with the objective that the increase in supply will decrease the gasoline price, and affect inflation favorably

[Johnny2X2X]

8. By a lot of measures, this is the best US economy in history

Job growth is breaking all time records. GDP growth is highest in 40 years. Wage growth is the highest in decades.

Sure, inflation is an issue, but these other metrics deserve equal coverage.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. Joe Biden has been an amazing POTUS

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