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“The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in October after rising 0.6 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.” BLS.gov
Why is it that everyone got it, except Republicans in this election that turned into a blue wave? Inflation and corruption were at the top of voters’ concerns. Why couldn’t the rulers of the red states see it?
Gas prices are hovering above $4 per gallon and diesel up 70 percent just since January.
There’s been enough stupidity from both political parties over understanding inflation over the years.
But there had to be some Republicans with IQs above Trump’s (100?) that knew better the causes of today’s blatant inflation.
All items in the Consumer Price Index rose from 3.4 to 3.7 percent, for starters. And several Fed Governors have already said a +0.5% increase in the Fed Funds rate in December may be appropriate.
That will hurt most Americans just breaking even whose wages can’t keep up with inflation. Democrats have already voiced solutions they want to enact when they take over congress in January—end the Iran war and the trade wars with such as our closest trading partners like Canada.
The lust for money and power will blind the most intelligent who chose to ignore the smash and grab regime currently in charge.
Such actions by the new Democratic congress would have an immediate effect on energy prices and manufacturing costs at the heart of the inflation surge.
The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent in October, accounting for over thirty percent of the monthly all items increase. The food index increased 0.5 percent in October, as the food at home index rose 0.4 percent and the food away from home index increased 0.5 percent. The index for energy increased 0.7 percent over the month following a 5.2-percent increase in September.
The worker shortage can also be repaired by ending Trump’s tariff war and on undocumented immigrants that has hurt our younger generation in the don’t fire or hire labor economy. Food prices have soared in part because of the wholesale detention and deportation of agriculture workers that harvest our domestic food supply.
There are so many ways to cure inflation that can be done in January with a Democratic congress.
This is the result of an election in which ‘the people’ were heard by one party, at least.
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