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Democratic allies press the White House to focus more - and say more - on inflation worries
The Washington Post via SF Gate ^ | November 25, 2021 | by Annie Linskey and Ashley Parker

Posted on 11/25/2021 3:25:08 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

NANTUCKET, Mass. - The Biden administration has taken pains in recent days to show it is working to ease the pain of inflation for Americans.

The emphasis comes after months of pleas from worried Democrats, who have pressed White House officials to do more to acknowledge inflation as a central concern for voters and toutwhat they are doing to combat it.

Any suggestion that the White House focus on inflation is new is a "false narrative, to put it bluntly" said one top White House economic aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The White House pointed to a raft of actions Biden has taken - starting as early as February - to address inflation and noted high-profile appearances of top economic aides talking about the issue. It also sent a list of 26 tweets, posted to Biden's official account from May to November, that tied various White House policies to improving economic figures.

But the issues causing alarm among those allies, who came forward after many of those tweets and actions, are underscored by Biden's dismal approval ratings.

Part of the challenge facing the White House is that inflation affects so many people, which makes it particularly important to combat.

"The thing about inflation is everyone perceives it as affecting them," said Jason Furman, who led the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.

"The unemployment rate is better than where anybody expected it to be. The inflation rate is worse than anybody expected," Furman added.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: annielinskey; ashleyparker; brandon; brandonmedia; inflation; journalism; press; thebrandonmedia; unexpected; washingsnotpest

1 posted on 11/25/2021 3:25:08 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Address inflation?

He’ll probably touch on Maalox, Beano, or GasEx?


2 posted on 11/25/2021 3:26:34 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let’s see-—

Biden Sec of Energy has NO IDEA how many barrels of oil the USA uses every day.....

Biden Sec of Transportation wants everyone to ride a bicycle.....

The dumbest kid in the class is named Valedictorian.......


3 posted on 11/25/2021 3:32:54 PM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

More trouble with fauxceeze’ head? Or fauxchinno?


4 posted on 11/25/2021 3:34:15 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let’s throw more gasoline on the fire with the reconciliation bill........


5 posted on 11/25/2021 3:43:25 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Inflation worries? How silly of us.

Re-read How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie (1948)

Psaki and the White House said inflation is good for us. We just aren’t perceptive enough to see that, dolts and idiots that we are.

WH’s Psaki Defends Inflation - ‘Good Thing’ Because It Means ...https://newsbinding.com › News
Oct 15, 2021 — WH’s Psaki Defends Inflation — ‘Good Thing’ Because It Means ‘More People Are Buying Goods’ ... White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday ...


6 posted on 11/25/2021 3:45:27 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How about we just have the Fed print some more money. That should take care of it. /sarc


7 posted on 11/25/2021 3:48:12 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children.)
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To: ridesthemiles
::::: Biden Sec of Energy has NO IDEA how many barrels of oil the USA uses every day.....::::::

But, she was involved in the decision to release a whopping 3 days' worth of product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves while emphatically claiming it will help pump prices.

This whole thing - cackling at the thought of increasing American oil production, not knowing our consumption rate, and being brainlessly involved in the SPR decision - stinks.

8 posted on 11/25/2021 3:49:20 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Because to them, talking about something is the same as doing something.

The sum total: Suck it up, plebes. The pain is good for you.


9 posted on 11/25/2021 4:00:39 PM PST by ecomcon
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trumps and racism.


10 posted on 11/25/2021 4:30:12 PM PST by cp124 (Lie, cheat and steal is the government norm.)
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To: All

unexpected, says the economist.

drink, says i.


11 posted on 11/25/2021 4:31:42 PM PST by SteveH (.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not going to help unless “say more” is equivalent to “lie less” about inflation


12 posted on 11/25/2021 4:47:57 PM PST by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’ll work. Talk about inflation so it goes away.


13 posted on 11/25/2021 5:09:45 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Great. Here come wage and price controls.


14 posted on 11/25/2021 7:33:22 PM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

LOL dummies actually believe the unemployment rate is getting low again. Just saw a cousin who is “retiring” at age 43, now awaiting a decent inheritance. This guy isn’t in Dementia Joe’s employment stats.


15 posted on 11/25/2021 7:47:46 PM PST by No_Mas_Obama
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The White House pointed to a raft of actions Biden has taken - starting as early as February - to address inflation and noted high-profile appearances of top economic aides talking about the issue. It also sent a list of 26 tweets, posted to Biden’s official account from May to November, that tied various White House policies to improving economic figures.

The Tweets don’t appear to be working. Inflation persists.


16 posted on 11/25/2021 8:21:27 PM PST by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrats HAVE focused on inflation, they were just trying to make it happen and be as painful as possible to hurt America and raise up their communist Chinese patrons. The left have gaslighted and brainwashed the masses yet those people are still allowed to vote. I saw an article on how bad it has gotten, “WATCH: Students want to rename ‘Black Friday’, until they find out the name has nothing to do with race”, and you can give that a look at CampusReform. Despite all the damage they’ve done, colleges and government schools are proving too slow at this which is why imported low IQ foreign replacements are what the left pushes now. It isn’t enough to double the price of gasoline in ten months, now store shelves can’t be filled anymore either. Thanks leftists!


17 posted on 11/25/2021 8:51:01 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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To: cp124

The only actual racists are Democrats, as they always talk about race and divide by race and pit groups against each other by race. THAT is racism!


18 posted on 11/25/2021 8:52:04 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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To: ridesthemiles

They will have us drinking oil eventually, just like that guy at the end of ‘Quantum of Solace’.


19 posted on 11/25/2021 8:52:54 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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