Republican leaders blame stimulus for rising US inflation

[turbinetree]

By Agence France-Presse
Published October 27, 2021

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Republican Senate leaders on Tuesday railed against rising US inflation rates, blaming the price increases on the flood of money from a pandemic stimulus package pushed by Democratic President Joe Biden earlier this year.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell used the recent rise in prices seen as the American economy has reopened to argue against Biden's new spending plans for infrastructure and social programs.

"The country's awash in inflation. The country is flooded with money. The last thing we need to do is to pile on with another massive reckless tax and spending spree," McConnell said at a press conference.

https://www.rawstory.com/republican-leaders-blame-stimulus-for-rising-us-inflation-2655404185/

Well #Moscow Mitch, last time I checked there was and still a fucking pandemic raging through the world and countries like India were some stuff come into this country don't have enough workers making the stuff...and just for the record did you not hear the news that more cars and trucks are going electric and some fucking ship off the California coast severed a oil line and polluted the San Barbara region with oil....and just for the record the reason why gas /oil is going up...again #Moscow Mitch shit for brains its about a global pandemic..... nice try....

[samnsara]

1. i dunno..i was thinking it was a year of zero consumption bouncing back w/ a vengeance

[jimfields33]

2. Republican congress Gave 1800. Democratic congress gave 1400.

Why do they never think before saying stupid crap?

[Wounded Bear]

3. Right on schedule...New Democratic administration, cue the inflation bullshit...

[House of Roberts]

4. Because we all know some sixty-plus container ships anchored off Long Beach

can't have an effect on product shortages, can they?

Then there's the cost of fuel going up, which affects every product that is transported.

At least the Democrats TAX when they spend. The Republicans just BORROW and BLOW their free money for the undeserving wealthy, which only results in Wall Street inflation.

[GoodRaisin]

6. Republicans had planned to pay for their tax cuts for the rich

by gutting Medicaid. But when McCain thumbed it down they stole…err.. I mean borrowed the money without paying for it.

[Omnipresent]

5. Ok, so we can plainly see their half baked arguments from a mile away.

My question is: Why aren’t we messaging effectively to educate the American people as to why this inflation is happening.

Are we just naive, in thinking that somehow everything is going to work itself out, and election day 2022 will hold no consequences for the party?

[Walleye]

7. "Tax and spending spree" easy to disparage with short phrase

Repeated ad nauseam. Not so simple to create and legislate