There are a multitude of prices going up on a variety of products. It would be beneficial to all if the entity or entities controlling prices lowered all of them. If the president, current or past, had control over prices,nwhy would it just be for gas?
I always tell people who are complaining about food and fuel cost to stop and look at what other countries are paying. It’s bad here in the US but, it’s much worse abroad.
In January of 2021, inflation was at 1.4%. By December of 2021, it had risen to 7% — a fivefold increase. Now, since the war in Ukraine began in late February, the rate of inflation has risen incrementally another 1.6% to a current level of 8.6%. So again, from 7% to 8.6%.” Hagerty asked Powell, “Given how inflation has escalated over the past 18 months, would you say that the war in Ukraine is the primary driver of inflation in America?”
“No, inflation was high before — certainly before the war in Ukraine broke out,” Powell said. Republicans, centrist Democrats, Amazon/Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and — on at least one occasion — Biden himself have said that massive government spending helped spur inflation, including last year’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act.
You will note that the cartoonist does NOT have the character “naming names”. There is a reason for that. No one person (or even a small group of people) has so much control over the world’s economy, that they can induce the inflationary spiral.
If a scapegoat is needed – fine; but I will reiterate that no one person or group of people can be held responsible for the uptick in prices.
aciem88 almost 2 years ago
There are a multitude of prices going up on a variety of products. It would be beneficial to all if the entity or entities controlling prices lowered all of them. If the president, current or past, had control over prices,nwhy would it just be for gas?
MS72 almost 2 years ago
LETS GO BRANDON!
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
No president has control over gas or any other high prices or has no control of the stock market.
It’s the companies who are GOUGING consumers …once one raises prices they all follow…taking advantage of WE THE PEOPLE AGAIN!
Easy to put blame on the president, but when ignorant people don’t know their @$$ from the hole in the ground. This is the result!
Jimmy Chitwood Premium Member almost 2 years ago
How do some of you get enough oxygen to survive with your head so far up your a$$?
fredroc42 almost 2 years ago
I always tell people who are complaining about food and fuel cost to stop and look at what other countries are paying. It’s bad here in the US but, it’s much worse abroad.
Lovnlife almost 2 years ago
In January of 2021, inflation was at 1.4%. By December of 2021, it had risen to 7% — a fivefold increase. Now, since the war in Ukraine began in late February, the rate of inflation has risen incrementally another 1.6% to a current level of 8.6%. So again, from 7% to 8.6%.” Hagerty asked Powell, “Given how inflation has escalated over the past 18 months, would you say that the war in Ukraine is the primary driver of inflation in America?”
“No, inflation was high before — certainly before the war in Ukraine broke out,” Powell said. Republicans, centrist Democrats, Amazon/Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and — on at least one occasion — Biden himself have said that massive government spending helped spur inflation, including last year’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act.
wellis1947 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
You will note that the cartoonist does NOT have the character “naming names”. There is a reason for that. No one person (or even a small group of people) has so much control over the world’s economy, that they can induce the inflationary spiral.
If a scapegoat is needed – fine; but I will reiterate that no one person or group of people can be held responsible for the uptick in prices.
gammaguy almost 2 years ago
“If he’s not to blame for gas prices who is?!!”
Who is “he”? Rudy Giuliani? Boris Johnson? Mike Lester?
(And who’s responsible for the missing comma in the in the word balloon?)
Rich Douglas almost 2 years ago
“If he’s not to blame for gas prices, who is?”
You.
Econ 101: Supply and demand.
Consume less.
Al_HB almost 2 years ago
Lester, you had to bring your ignorant political views to Mike Du Jour? What happened to the separation of your two realities?Al