> Just the way that they talk about this is so...vile. 8.5% inflation is a nightmare. You're in charge. Take ownership of that, and for the love of god stop trying to use the massacre of innocent people in Ukraine is a political tool for youself.
1. The President of the United States does not control inflation, the price of oil, the price of CPUs, the price of new and used cars, or the ports that are backed up. People ask a glib question and get a glib answer.
2. What war in all of human history was not politicized? This really should not be surprising.
I get not liking politics, but being outraged at the state of the world and directing that at whichever politician is in office... is not useful unless you're playing politics yourself.
> 1. The President of the United States does not control inflation, the price of oil, the price of CPUs, the price of new and used cars, or the ports that are backed up. People ask a glib question and get a glib answer.
Except he does. Sure he is not holding a dial labeled "inflation", but he led a tsunami of poorly thought out policy, wasteful spending, and virtue-signalling.
Even if you lay aside how he was actively demonizing O&G before winning the election, his first action as POTUS was literally to cancel an oil pipeline. Transport costs are a factor in oil prices, you cannot pretend they aren't.
Consider the tradeoff you're implicitly demanding. How many people should be unemployed so the gas price is a little lower?
Is there evidence that demonizing O&G or canceling a single pipeline is making an impact on the price at the pump?
To be honest, I think you're reading too much into the headlines and not enough into the underlying factors. Dig through the CPI numbers for the contributing factors.
You do remember we have a climate crisis on our hands right now too, right? We need to be bringing more nuclear and renewable capacity online, not doubling down on fossil fuels.
Someone forgot who was in charge that handed out all the cash in 2020. . . It's pretty easy to see how we have inflation given they gave out all those impossible to trace ppp loans to their friends and family.
1. The President of the United States does not control inflation, the price of oil, the price of CPUs, the price of new and used cars, or the ports that are backed up. People ask a glib question and get a glib answer.
2. What war in all of human history was not politicized? This really should not be surprising.
I get not liking politics, but being outraged at the state of the world and directing that at whichever politician is in office... is not useful unless you're playing politics yourself.