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Biden says reversing rampant inflation is a 'top priority' after cost of living rises 6.2% - its highest level in 31 years: Manchin slams president for claiming price jumps are 'transitory' and says 'it's getting worse'
Daily Mail ^ | 11/10/2021 | Melissa Koenig

Posted on 11/10/2021 9:07:53 AM PST by marcusmaximus

President Joe Biden has vowed to make reversing the country's rising inflation a 'top priority,' after the Consumer Price Index revealed inflation is at its highest level in 31 years.

The president has blamed the 6.2 percent increase in the cost of living on 'market manipulation' and 'price gouging,' despite the nation's top economists pointing to the country's supply-chain shortages and businesses struggling to meet the demand from widespread coronavirus pandemic-related shutdowns as the reason for the rise in prices.

Biden said in a statement on Wednesday his $1.2 trillion Build Back Better plan will help slow the growing inflation problem, even as household debt increases to a record high.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; brandonflation; consequences; dementiajoe; democrats; economy; failure; letsgobrandon; liarincheif
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1 posted on 11/10/2021 9:07:53 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Inflation is the main indicator that you have a Democratic Government ,LOL


2 posted on 11/10/2021 9:09:56 AM PST by butlerweave
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Instead of fixing the problem by spending less and stopping the printing presses, will these idiots instead try price control, the surest way to empty shelves and no supply? The Marxist Way.


3 posted on 11/10/2021 9:10:36 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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This idiots have no clue at all what they doing. Biden's Treasury Secretary is busy telling the Lying Media that the Biden Democrat's $1.75 trillion spending bill will be "anti inflationary"

Econ 101

What Is Demand-Pull Inflation?

Demand-pull inflation is the upward pressure on prices that follows a shortage in supply, a condition that economists describe as "too many dollars chasing too few goods."

KEY TAKEAWAYS

When demand surpasses supply, higher prices are the result. This is demand-pull inflation.

Increased government spending is good for the economy, too, but it can lead to scarcity in some goods and inflation will follow.

4 posted on 11/10/2021 9:12:08 AM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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If this guy was not the dumbest person to ever hold the office he is in, it is only because they did not have ratings before 1850. It is the over stimulation of the economy by phantom dollars chasing fewer goods dummy, that is the reason.

This dopes idea will be to raise taxes and not worry about interest rates climbing. Wait till the first of the year when all the government spending tied to CPI growth hit the programs. Billions more of deficit spending.


5 posted on 11/10/2021 9:12:37 AM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media )
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Whatever, Poopypants.


6 posted on 11/10/2021 9:12:52 AM PST by madison10 (Congratulations, Virginia! )
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To: butlerweave

Inflation is the main indicator that you have a Democratic Government ,LOL

LOL! In a sad way, so true.


7 posted on 11/10/2021 9:13:03 AM PST by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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Unexpected inflation, oh my. Who would have thought handing out trillions of dollar would cause inflation


8 posted on 11/10/2021 9:13:14 AM PST by Jonny7797
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To stop inflation we must spend and print a lot more money. Nothing else will work.

(do I need it?)

9 posted on 11/10/2021 9:14:19 AM PST by Blennos ( )
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> The president has blamed the 6.2 percent increase in the cost of living on ‘market manipulation’ and ‘price gouging... <

Just you wait. Biden is going to move against the already-squeezed producers. After all, that worked well in Venezuela.

(The annual inflation rate in Venezuela is currently around 1900%.)

Viva Brandon!


10 posted on 11/10/2021 9:15:32 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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No big deal. This only affects working people. The government can simply create more money. What could possibly go wrong?


11 posted on 11/10/2021 9:16:12 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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He’ll reverse it from 6% to 12%


12 posted on 11/10/2021 9:16:15 AM PST by Cboldt
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There is no way to fix inflation.
Well, there is, but the Federales won’t do it.
The only way to reduce inflations is to stop creating money out of thin air through deficit spending and let productivity catch up with the funny money the Federales created.


13 posted on 11/10/2021 9:16:30 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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Biden is too obsessed with erasing Traditional America than to deal with rising prices, skyrocketing Energy costs, and cost of vehicles.

His peeps want to usher in Marxism and the admire Cubs. Not hard to see why this is happening.

Joe only cares about the Ruling class, period.

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14 posted on 11/10/2021 9:17:05 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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How about trillions of dollars in fiat currency pumped into the economy as the real reason for uncontrolled inflation. The warning signs are flashing and should prompt everyone to prepare accordingly.
15 posted on 11/10/2021 9:17:26 AM PST by soupbone1
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That’s the ticket. Evil Capitalists are causing the inflation. I see them now, like Scrooge McDuck, gleefully chortling and running their bullion through their hands, all the while plotting ways to squeeze the life blood out of the economy.

So Sad.


16 posted on 11/10/2021 9:17:27 AM PST by Strident (< null >)
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His peeps want to usher in Marxism and the admire Cuba.

Autocorrect


17 posted on 11/10/2021 9:17:58 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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standby for price controls followed by even worse shortages and empty shelves


18 posted on 11/10/2021 9:20:47 AM PST by xp38
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Using the word “transitory” is just another way to kick the can down the road. In three months these “experts” will deny ever saying it if someone happens to remember.


19 posted on 11/10/2021 9:24:19 AM PST by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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'market manipulation'

He's right. Government interference has been manipulating the market for a long time.

20 posted on 11/10/2021 9:27:55 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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