U.S. inflation reached a new four-decade high of 8.6% in May

Re:U.S. inflation reached a new four-decade high of 8.6% in May by TurkishPoptart on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:57PM (#31729989)

Why are we blaming Republicans here? The ARP cost US taxpayers $1.9 _trillion_. Such spending causes inflation. [1]

[1]https://www.vox.com/23036340/biden-american-rescue-plan-infl...

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Re:U.S. inflation reached a new four-decade high of 8.6% in May by kombucha13 on Monday June 20, 2022 @10:29AM (#31810759)

Did you happen to read the article?

In regards to the ARP: "Estimates suggest that fiscal support measures designed to counteract the severity of the pandemic’s economic effect may have contributed to this divergence by raising inflation about 3 percentage points by the end of 2021."

And then Trump: "...because it was enacted after more than $3 trillion had already been spent to stimulate the economy under Trump."

So what is not proper about Trump and Republicans sharing the blame if not shouldering more?....

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