Americans Haven’t Suffered Enough: Why there was no Red Wave

American Thinker ^ | 11/16/2022 | Blaine L. Pardoe

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In this post-election haze, many conservatives are understandably confused. If the economy was such a high-priority issue, and the Democrats were mostly responsible for the runaway inflation -- why didn’t the Republican’s win more seats? Efforts to lay the blame at the doorstop of Donald Trump is pointless and a wasted exercise. Pointing to abortion as a key issue deflects from the real issue at hand.

The cause of the election loss is relatively simple -- Americans have not suffered enough pain with this economy -- yet.

Inflation hits everyone -- it is an indiscriminate irritant that impacts people regardless of class, race, or any other social divider. It is bad, everyone knows the actual rate of inflation is higher than what the government has reported. Inflation is experienced every day, on every shopping trip. Over a third of the country saw their retirement funds take hits that will require years to recover from as the stock market attempted to react to the inflationary spending out of Washington, D.C.

The problem is, that while inflation is frustrating, Americans haven’t felt the real pains of a down economy. Inflation is something that people manage. They purchase less, or change what they spend money on. Instead of purchasing an expensive six-pack of craft beer, people will buy a less expensive beer. Rather than buy steak, they will purchase alternatives to ease the pain. The number of nights eating out is reduced or the restaurants that are chosen are less expensive. The bottom line is that no one is starving as a result of the current inflation. Inflation is a force that can be mitigated -- it can be coped with.

[GulliverSwift]

I don’t think anyone even wants to think about Covid. It’s an old issue that passed its time.

[Phoenix8]

Stood beyond a woman with 2 kids in the grocery store today. She had her cart full…to the brim and it was a full sized cart. Just about everything you could imagine to eat a grocery would have.

She paid with a EBT card (electronic food stamps).

I’m glad her kids will eat well and all but I’m a little unhappy. I worked my whole adult life until I retired and we never fill a grocery cart to the rim. We buy what we need and nothing more and often skimp on the meats etc.

Don’t get me wrong I’m not really poor, I don’t starve but I don’t get to fill an entire cart full of well just about anything I desire to have. We budget what to eat.

Doesn’t seem fair….and yes it directly is a supporting example of the thesis of this article.

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Sorry I entered this thread late.