When I was much younger, our leaders were just practicing spaghetti voodoo to fix our inflation problem. Now we have store-bought leeches……………………….I think they’ll work…………………………………right?:
Funny thing, the central banks in Switzerland and Denmark have just raised interest rates. They have inflation rates of about 3.5% and 6.5% respectively. They’re both nations with admirable financial stability. Maybe the US Fed knows that and has acted accordingly.
Please excuse the repost: Here’s the Republican “platform.” They won’t write it down because too many voters might read it, so I did it for them.
Despite being in the minority, members of the SCOTUS, “Conservatives,” RWNJs, and white supremacists are attempting to drag this country back to their imaginary Jeffersonian agrarian idyl. The 1790 census (when Jefferson was Secretary of State), counted 5.3M Americans. Only white males owning 50 acres or more of land were permitted to vote, approximately 6% of the population. Free white men who did not own land, free white females, and slaves could not vote.
In 1790 the American population was largely rural, making a living by farming. Our most recent census counted 332,403,650 Americans. Current estimates are that 83% of Americans live in urban areas. They do not work at farming.
In pursuit of “small government,” the following are conservatives’ goals for their Jeffersonian America: 1. No women’s rights.
2. No civil rights for people of color, or for any other minority groups.
3. No immigration, other than Caucasians.
4. No labor unions.
5. No health insurance.
6. No legal recourse due to Republican-packed courts.
7. No social security.
8. No disability insurance.
9. No minimum wage.
10. No free and fair elections (ultimately, no elections).
11. Imposed state religion; government funding of religious schools.
12. Unregulated militias unchecked by Republican-packed courts.
13. No work on mitigating climate change; no environmental protections.
14. No free press. GOP politicians don’t care about the environment or mitigating climate change because they intend to stay permanently in office and use their money and power to take over remaining livable locations as environmental conditions worsen. Republican leaders don’t care if America dies as long as they can feed off the carcass for their lifetimes.
Wealth inequality and market concentration are not and cannot be addressed by the Fed.
Stantis, of course, knows that.
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The Fed is tasked with controlling inflation and it has only limited tools available to it. Those tools, when used, inflict pain on the economy, especially on those on the bottom.
Stantis knows this, too.
.
But, deadlines are deadlines and inflation is a republican talking point, ergo, this cartoon.
I’m retired and for way too many years I have watched what I have saved over the years flushed down the toilet with .75% dividends and inflation at 5% more or less. I don’t care if they raise them, it’s good for me, although it won’t be enough, it’s something.
GOGOPOWERANGERS over 1 year ago
What these guy and their obsession with fed?
Valiant1943 Premium Member over 1 year ago
OK so just what is the Republican solution…get rid of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?
Kalkkuna over 1 year ago
When the only tool you have is a hammer, all your problems start to look like nails.
rossevrymn over 1 year ago
When I was much younger, our leaders were just practicing spaghetti voodoo to fix our inflation problem. Now we have store-bought leeches……………………….I think they’ll work…………………………………right?:
martens over 1 year ago
Funny thing, the central banks in Switzerland and Denmark have just raised interest rates. They have inflation rates of about 3.5% and 6.5% respectively. They’re both nations with admirable financial stability. Maybe the US Fed knows that and has acted accordingly.
casonia2 over 1 year ago
Please excuse the repost: Here’s the Republican “platform.” They won’t write it down because too many voters might read it, so I did it for them.
Despite being in the minority, members of the SCOTUS, “Conservatives,” RWNJs, and white supremacists are attempting to drag this country back to their imaginary Jeffersonian agrarian idyl. The 1790 census (when Jefferson was Secretary of State), counted 5.3M Americans. Only white males owning 50 acres or more of land were permitted to vote, approximately 6% of the population. Free white men who did not own land, free white females, and slaves could not vote.
In 1790 the American population was largely rural, making a living by farming. Our most recent census counted 332,403,650 Americans. Current estimates are that 83% of Americans live in urban areas. They do not work at farming.
In pursuit of “small government,” the following are conservatives’ goals for their Jeffersonian America: 1. No women’s rights.
2. No civil rights for people of color, or for any other minority groups.
3. No immigration, other than Caucasians.
4. No labor unions.
5. No health insurance.
6. No legal recourse due to Republican-packed courts.
7. No social security.
8. No disability insurance.
9. No minimum wage.
10. No free and fair elections (ultimately, no elections).
11. Imposed state religion; government funding of religious schools.
12. Unregulated militias unchecked by Republican-packed courts.
13. No work on mitigating climate change; no environmental protections.
14. No free press. GOP politicians don’t care about the environment or mitigating climate change because they intend to stay permanently in office and use their money and power to take over remaining livable locations as environmental conditions worsen. Republican leaders don’t care if America dies as long as they can feed off the carcass for their lifetimes.
Continued…
braindead Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wealth inequality and market concentration are not and cannot be addressed by the Fed.
Stantis, of course, knows that.
.
The Fed is tasked with controlling inflation and it has only limited tools available to it. Those tools, when used, inflict pain on the economy, especially on those on the bottom.
Stantis knows this, too.
.
But, deadlines are deadlines and inflation is a republican talking point, ergo, this cartoon.
Malroy O'Callahan over 1 year ago
A balanced budget would go a long way toward ending inflation, but that would require congressmonkeys to do their jobs.
charliekane over 1 year ago
{;^)
wildthing over 1 year ago
Meanwhile banksters and oilmen rule the world…………….
randolini Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m retired and for way too many years I have watched what I have saved over the years flushed down the toilet with .75% dividends and inflation at 5% more or less. I don’t care if they raise them, it’s good for me, although it won’t be enough, it’s something.