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Janet Yellen blames Americans' 'splurging' for record-high inflation
Fox News ^ | 12/01/2022 | Kristine Parks , Nikolas Lanum

Posted on 12/01/2022 9:27:43 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen blamed consumers' excessive spending habits as a primary cause for the near 40-year-high in inflation on Wednesday.

The Biden official appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" where she was asked about the price increases that have plagued the U.S. for more than a year.

Colbert asked her to explain to his audience how inflation got out-of-hand when "two years ago everything seemed fine." The late-night host, known for his sycophantic boosting of President Biden and Democrats, even noted the Biden administration dismissed inflation as a "small risk" as recently as last year.

Yellen argued the administration managed the COVID-19 pandemic so well that consumers felt comfortable to "splurge" on goods.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americans; inflation; splurging; yellen
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Colbert audience is retarted so the will buy into what the see you next tuesday Yellen is selling.
1 posted on 12/01/2022 9:27:43 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Haha, channeling ‘Rat Robert Byrd and, “too much consumin goin on!”


2 posted on 12/01/2022 9:30:59 AM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not her fault; she just read about inflation in the newspaper.


3 posted on 12/01/2022 9:31:35 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Remember August 8!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This reminds me of Democrat Senator Hollings, who complained that there was too much consuming going on.


4 posted on 12/01/2022 9:31:40 AM PST by djpg
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And just where did the people get all this money to spend, Janet?


5 posted on 12/01/2022 9:31:44 AM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
How about government splurging?

6 posted on 12/01/2022 9:35:43 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yellen argued the administration managed the COVID-19 pandemic so well that consumers felt comfortable to “splurge” on goods.

I’m “splurging” on food and fuel.


7 posted on 12/01/2022 9:36:03 AM PST by Flick Lives (Cui bono)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I apologize for citing the obvious but the DC criminals who are in charge never take responsibility for their actions when those actions hurt the people at large. Tear it down and start over using the US Constitution as the blue print.


8 posted on 12/01/2022 9:36:07 AM PST by drypowder
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To: djpg

Yes it was Hollings and not Byrd as I had posted.


9 posted on 12/01/2022 9:37:09 AM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This administration is takes the grand prize for deflection of blame and grand championship for obtuseness.


10 posted on 12/01/2022 9:41:21 AM PST by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict At Large)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Way too much turkey and not enough boyardee!


11 posted on 12/01/2022 9:42:37 AM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She knows nothing about economics, or is lying to protect her sorry-butt boss.


12 posted on 12/01/2022 9:45:49 AM PST by I want the USA back (Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
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To: 2nd Amendment

A. Give a bunch of kids free beer
B. Urge them to drink up
C. Blame drunk kids for puking on the carpet


13 posted on 12/01/2022 9:45:49 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: Flick Lives

Yes but those were removed from the core inflation numbers. But don’t worry if those 2 keep going up, the rest will have to come down.


14 posted on 12/01/2022 9:46:46 AM PST by pas
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To: 2nd Amendment

People just aren’t listening to the resident. They’re still buying name brand Raisin Bran.


15 posted on 12/01/2022 9:49:59 AM PST by freefdny
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not clicking fox sNews. Maybe you can tell us some details?


16 posted on 12/01/2022 9:51:24 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Wow! Blaming the people for what the Biden admin has done. She is trying to protect old “Poopy Pants Biden”!


17 posted on 12/01/2022 9:51:57 AM PST by JoJo354 (We need to get to work, Conservatives!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

typical Democrat response: blame the victims of their misbegotten policies ...


18 posted on 12/01/2022 9:55:09 AM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Splurging?! She thinks the problem us splurging?? What a dolt.


19 posted on 12/01/2022 10:00:19 AM PST by madison10 (I need new conspiracy theories, my old ones became true.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The old biatch is PO’d. Americans are going shoppin’ too much! ROTFLMO. No wonder she’s yellen. Blaming it on Americans instead of the RAT government ahos up in the District of Corruption at Jo Jo’s House. Whadda country. I’m really going to miss this clown sh*t show when I’m gone.


20 posted on 12/01/2022 10:02:43 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out. Remember that Snowflakes!)
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