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Biden Says No Short-Term Fix to High Energy, Grocery Prices
The Wall Street Journal ^ | June 1, 2022 | Amara Omeokwe

Posted on 06/09/2022 1:13:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

WASHINGTON—President Biden warned there was little the administration can do in the short term to lower high energy and food prices as the White House struggles to contain the fallout of sky-high inflation.

Soaring prices have become a major liability for the president and Democratic Party as they seek to bolster their standing with voters ahead of November’s midterm elections.

“There’s a lot going on right now, but the idea we’re going to be able to, you know, click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline, is not likely in the near term, nor is it with regard to food,” Mr. Biden said Wednesday.

Gasoline prices hit a record-high $4.67 for a gallon of regular on Wednesday, according to AAA. Meanwhile, annual inflation is trending above 8%, a four-decade high, according to the Labor Department’s consumer-price index.

“We can’t take immediate action that I’m aware of yet to figure out how we’re going to bring down the price of gasoline back to $3 a gallon,” Mr. Biden said, answering questions from reporters. “But we can compensate by providing for other necessary costs for families by bringing those down.”

He said taxes could be increased on corporations and the wealthy to help pay for deficit reduction and provide relief for families. He said such plans, which Democrats are discussing in Congress, wouldn’t be inflationary. To win passage for tax increases, which Republicans staunchly oppose, Mr. Biden would need uniform support from his own party in the Senate, a goal that has eluded him for months.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenflation; bidenomics; economy; fjb; food
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1 posted on 06/09/2022 1:13:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Where there’s no will, there’s no way.


2 posted on 06/09/2022 1:14:27 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That’s because President Retard still has 2 years left in his term 🤪


3 posted on 06/09/2022 1:15:22 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: MinorityRepublican
“Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”

― Ronald Reagan

Restoring election integrity is all we need.

4 posted on 06/09/2022 1:15:23 PM PDT by Nateman (If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ he sure did come in as a strong second.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He’s a liar. But we already know that.


5 posted on 06/09/2022 1:15:47 PM PDT by dainbramaged (What did the cook say when the rat fell into the chowder? "Better luck next time.")
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To: petitfour

In this case there’s willfully no way.


6 posted on 06/09/2022 1:16:52 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Biden warned there was little the administration WILL do in the short term to lower high energy and food prices”

Fixed it


7 posted on 06/09/2022 1:17:25 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: MinorityRepublican

One fix would be if he and the (D)’s were booted out of office; go back to making us energy independent like it was under Trump.


8 posted on 06/09/2022 1:19:27 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

joe, no one cares what you say. Cant fix it, nothing we can do, Putin is to blame, oil companies are greedy, whatever the reason, Americans DO NOT CARE. All that matters is prices are sky high and you’re in office. You and your party will get what’s coming to them in November. Can see it happening already.


9 posted on 06/09/2022 1:19:53 PM PDT by Jonny7797
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To: MinorityRepublican

Deliberate or Total Incompetence or Both


10 posted on 06/09/2022 1:19:56 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: MinorityRepublican

A Real Election would fix it very fast


11 posted on 06/09/2022 1:20:30 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: MinorityRepublican

Very simple fast fix. Replace Watermelon Biden with a Trump. He knows how to get it done.


12 posted on 06/09/2022 1:20:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not with oatmeal brain in charge.


13 posted on 06/09/2022 1:21:09 PM PDT by Dave911
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To: MinorityRepublican

The fix is to vote this trash out of office.


14 posted on 06/09/2022 1:21:20 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: petitfour

“Where there’s no will, there’s no way.”

Exactly. This is their desired result, why would they do anything to change it?


15 posted on 06/09/2022 1:21:35 PM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

There is no fix to what is an intentional plan.


16 posted on 06/09/2022 1:22:06 PM PDT by fuente (Liberty resides in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box--Fredrick Douglas)
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To: MinorityRepublican

FJB


17 posted on 06/09/2022 1:22:34 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: butlerweave

Keep in mind that he is a total puppet for Obama & Valerie Jarrett.


18 posted on 06/09/2022 1:25:23 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: petitfour

No communist is going to apply capitalistic principles to fix a capitalist economy. They want it to fail.


19 posted on 06/09/2022 1:32:47 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: MinorityRepublican

No Fix to High Energy and Grocery Prices = Don’t give a $hit!


20 posted on 06/09/2022 1:33:41 PM PDT by JJBookman (Donkey Pox, the disease killing America! )
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