Posted on 09/13/2023 10:01:40 AM PDT by JV3MRC
The tone-deaf hacks at The New York Times treated an expected spike in inflation as a problem because … Republicans could potentially pounce on the development to criticize President Joe Biden. Yes, the leftist rag actually did that.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a report Sept. 13 at 8:30 a.m. showing that inflation came in hotter than expected in August with a 3.7 percent spike year-over-year. A glaring statistic showed that gas prices spiked a whopping 10.6 percent in August, significantly contributing to the overall inflation rate. Times White House Correspondent Jim Tankersley attempted to get in front of this news hours earlier at 5:11 a.m. when he published the ridiculous headline: “Rising Gas Prices Provide Fodder for Republican Criticism of Biden.” Tankersley wrote as if readers should really be concerned about Republicans, not their bleeding wallets: “An expected jump in the latest inflation reading will almost certainly provoke broadsides from Republicans who hammered Mr. Biden over high gas prices throughout last summer.”
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No to worry. We are already seeing IBEW union ads touting just how awesome branDUHn is and how he’s gotten the country back on track. Hey union pukes, 🖕. At least your leadership such as it is.
The New York Times is a CIA outlet... the paper would fold without their ‘leaks’ so they’re not going to report honestly. IMHO
That little voice in the back of my head told me to fill up yesterday. I did so at $3.339. Today the price was $3.519.
Bidenomics is so good they say, but anything bad is only considered for how it affects their ideology and their king. What worthless fools and toadies.
Gas was $3.07/gallon where I live last September (I prefer to do YOY comparisons). Now it’s $3.45/gallon. A 12% increase.
bkmk
An 18-cent overnight price jump used to be practically unheard of. Not anymore, thanks to Brandon and his clown show.
The price here, just outside Phoenix, was around $4.35 last week.
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