Inflation hitting every country after a pandemic that disrupted the economy in every country means the cause of inflation was not any US policy.
The US curbing inflation further and faster than any other developed economy means US economic policy was a success.
It's really not he said/she said.
The US curbing inflation further and faster than any other developed economy means US economic policy was a success.
It's really not he said/she said.
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Greg Sargent
I also don't get @jonathanweisman.bsky.social's handling of GOP claim that American Rescue Plan was sole cause of inflation. Seems like @nytimes.com editors shouldn't have let this remain in the realm of he said/she said, since what really happened is verifiable.
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The housing bubble and financial crisis fits that, providing a sharp contrast to post-COVID inflation, which does not.
Then inflation happened- and people FREAKED OUT.
Then they curbed it- as they said they probably would have to.
Then MORONIC American voters Whined like wankers
“They” being the pundits of the Acela Corridor, and they’re parroting the conventional wisdom of blaming Democrats while excusing Republicans at every opportunity.
The media decided on the narrative and its business model was dependent on Trump, so they were going to to do whatever they could to get him re-elected.
1) US policy did it?
Then inflation would've been much worse in the US
2) The pandemic did it?
Then inflation would've happened everywhere
It was 2. Treating 1 and 2 as equally valid is an egregious "Both Sides" media failure.
I don't know if it would've impacted the vote, but journalists should've still treated material reality as real.
US economic policy didn't do that.
So, yes, pandemic and Russia. That's it. Not terribly complicated.