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Do Republicans want Americans to suffer from inflation?

First and foremost, inflation is a problem globally. Inflation is not a uniquely American problem. However, Americans do rely on their government to try and tackle it.

The Democrats are in power, they want to help the American people, and they have every incentive to try everything they can to fight inflation. But what about Republicans? What is their incentive? It should be to help the American people, to help their constituents. But their actions are proving otherwise because inflation will help them win the midterms. "It's all Biden's fault!"
Seriously? Democrats created global inflation? Do tell. How did they manage that? No, it's a global surge in demand as we all came out of pandemic isolation, not to mention the war. But Republicans will continue spreading disinformation and their constituents will fall for it. Republicans are far more interested in winning elections than helping your pocketbook.

Biden and the Democrats are trying in ways large and small. But every step of the way the Republicans are there to block them, stop them or make inflation worse.

Example #1: Biden nominated 5 new nominees for the Federal Reserve. It’s their job to tackle inflation. What did the Republicans do? They boycotted the vote making it impossible to get them in place.
Example #2: Biden put together the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force which largely is the reason why Christmas didn’t go as badly as people were expecting. But then you get Texas governor Republican Greg Abbott changing how they do inspections at the border that has completely snarled all the supply trucks coming in from Mexico.
Example #3: the House put together a focused bill to lower the cost of insulin. Keep in mind that we’ll over 9 million Americans rely on insulin to manage their diabetes. Nearly every Republican voted against it.

So many more examples like the Republicans voting against removing the gas tax... Moving on.

Do you know what the GOP plan is to tackle inflation? Nothing. They have no plan. Just like their healthcare plan (nonexistent). Democrats are the only ones trying to help regular Americans. The Republican constituents should be outraged but they’re not because right-wing media keeps EVERYONE focused on fake outrages (“grooming bill”, CRT, voter fraud, etc). Right-wing propagandists do this every time. Spread lies and fear so no one notices that Republicans are raising taxes and trying to eliminate Social Security and Medicare. Republicans do not care about regular Americans.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
I've seen so many Republicans on here blaming Biden for inflation.

Attempts are made to link this to a green new deal (which doesn't exist) and government stimulus (which is less than in most countries.).

In Britain, we have the same problem under a Conservative government. I hate them and would blame them for plenty but for me to blame them for inflation would either be economically illiterate or just lying.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@dancingtongue It says so on my profile AND I said so on the first comment. I need to make it more obvious.

@sunsporter1649

You approve, supported, and voted for it, now enjoy it

Good gracious mister Sun Sporter sir. I'm afraid that you have perceived my identity most awfully incorrect. Far from being an American fellow from the United States, I am in fact a rather British gentleman: born and raised in dear old blighty.

Sorry for the confusion, old chap. I'm off to drink some tea and munch on some crumpets. After which I shall referee a cricket match between Griffindor and Slytherin, followed by my dance with Mary Poppins.
@dancingtongue
By southern border, do you mean the English Channel? You do realize that Burnley is a Brit, dontcha?
@sunsporter1649 barely has enough of his wits remaining to remember that he is an American.
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@sunsporter1649
As if there are not already laws to require planting three trees for every one cut down all across the USA
Did you mean all those tree laws that Trump uprooted?

The Biden administration moved Tuesday to restore key policies to a major federal law that requires government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions.

The provisions had been stripped from the National Environmental Policy Act in 2021 by President Donald Trump.
USAToday

jackson55 · M
Inflation under Trump, one and a half %. Biden, almost 9 % and rising. Oil prices have gone up from the day Biden took office because of his was in fossil fuel. People vote their pocket book. It will be interesting to see what happens in November?
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Northwest Or that supply and demand fluctuate globally or the relationship between debt (from the pandemic) and inflation.
@jackson55
The Clinton’s and Obama didn’t fall too far behind in the lies department.
Not even close, my friend.
Trump lied just about every time he opened his mouth.
In his first 100 days, President Trump had 29 statements assessed by PolitiFact (17 false) compared to 12 statements from President Obama (1 false) and 4 statements from President Biden (2 false). As a raw count, Trump told more falsehoods than Biden and Obama combined.
Khenpal1 · M
@jackson55 Nothing happens in November , nothing will change . Its not in US hands for a change.
TexChik · F
Nice try. When republicans were in power , these issues didnt exist. Creepy Joe and the Hoe are trying to destroy this country.
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PatKirby · M
@Randi1125

You're a man.
PTCdresser57 · 61-69, M
Since Obama was in office the Republicans have done little for the American ppl. The promise alot and deliver close to nothing. It got worse under Trump.
Republicans will say look at Trumps tax cut...in reality it cut 1 trillion in taxes on rich and corporations and shifted it to the middle class.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@boudinMan

You just don't get it. The GOP is sabotaging progress. Any crisis is an opportunity for the GOP to criticize and blame Democrats. Remember when Biden first took office! What was it that Mitch McConnell said on the news that the GOP’s main goal was to have Biden and his administration fail?! That’s their goal? It’s not to help the American people? And now Republicans are blocking everything. They have no plan of their own. Just block. Don’t forget they publicly made it their mission for President Obama to fail also. He didn’t!! But when any of our presidents fail..we all fail.
boudinMan · 61-69, M
@Randi1125 yeah, he said he was 100% opposed to biden turning america into a socialist country... so am i. oh, and it was rahm emmanuel, a democrat, who said you never want a serious crisis to go to waste. nice try tho.
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Nimbus · M
Sorry, couldn't get past the
The Democrats are in power, they want to help the American people
part.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@Nimbus

Such a generic response. Care to elaborate? Exactly what was untrue in my statement?
BlueVeins · 22-25
Yeah, this is a fundamental flaw in the two party system. Funny thing is, there's actually a really easy way to address inflation, and almost nobody's talking about it. They could waive or repeal the Jones Act today and it would probably help at least a little bit.
Graylight · 51-55, F
As a hopeless liberal, I would like to indoctrinate my non-existent children with the above one day.

Our government, for some time now, has ceased to effectively and efficiently run as a machine capable of its job and it's always been under the banner of "a better way," except that's pretty much bullsh*t these days. Our government is about false outrages, winning points, obstructing the other side, demeaning the opposition and undercutting the health and wellbeing of every American citizen along the way.

Voters get so excited when they become the darlings of any conversation; if only we could see we're being talk about as pieces on a board. We are the checks and balances built into the system. We are the failsafe. We are the ones we're looking for to save us.

A nation that worships greed, status and luxury will be ruled by such. In the same way a child emulates a grown-up's behavior, government only emulates the society's values.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@Graylight

Once again, you’re spot on. The outrage makes them feel good. Easier to blame Democrats than to learn how things actually work. They respond far more viscerally than logically to Republican politics. And the GOP counts on this to keep getting in power.
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
The GOP doesn’t care about the population at all, not their concern. They want their constituents to act like beaten dogs tied up in front of a trailer that think they have to stay for a bowl of food and will put up with any and all abuse and not leave.
Part of it is due to minimum wage increase and part of it could have been avoided by not cutting the pipeline deal. All Biden cares about is putting electric cars out even if people can't afford it on his time table. The same thing with mandatory health insurance which was also a dem thing.
Then why didn't you just say that or not comment ?

You asked me a question and I answered. @OggggO

And it is related.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@Spoiledbrat I asked a rhetorical question, because there was no minimum wage increase that led to inflation. The entire world is experiencing inflation right now. Your state raising wages slightly does not impact that in any meaningful manner.
That's your opinion and I had said many things affected inflation. I never said I listed them all. I listed a few. But you're obviously affected by my reply. @OggggO
Byron8by7 · M
The Republican "platform" seems to be devoid of any actual policy.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
Yep - the Dems just want the population to depend on them for everything. While the Reps never advocate working the welfare "system"
@LordShadowfire no source as usual
@Randi1125 Shut it - classless pantload. I just boiled it down for you. If you don't know by now that the Dems are for big government then you need to pay more attention and take notes.

And BTW - you are a foreigner - from Russia ? Don't you have some whining about your own government that you need to take care of instead of taking on yet another government ?

And I thought Americans were the only ones that couldn't keep their BIG NOSES out of foreign politics.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@MarmeeMarch Ahh, taking the trash out.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
This round of inflation belongs to Joe Biden and the Democrats. No one else to blame. Everything they have done has only added fuel to the fire. Don't blame anyone else. Who shut down the pipelines that would have kept the cost of fuel low? Who has destroyed the supply chain? Who has driven investment overseas? Who tried to sanction Russia which has only made Russia more powerful and the US weaker?
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Randi1125 Looking in the mirror. Sorry that the facts got in the way of your pet theory? Now that is FUNNY!!!
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@hippyjoe1955 Everyone is right. You are a troll. Get a life you fucking moron.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@hippyjoe1955
Who shut down the pipelines that would have kept the cost of fuel low?
There weren't any such things. The one pipeline that was shutdown was far from complete, and would not have lowered our fuel costs even when finished and operational.
Who has destroyed the supply chain?
Mostly the corporate shift to "just in time" delivery that keeps costs lower when adequate workers and product are available but crumples like wet cardboard under any sort of significant stress. Also, lately, Greg Abbott stalling all shipping across the US-Mexico border.
Who has driven investment overseas?
Investors.
Who tried to sanction Russia which has only made Russia more powerful and the US weaker?
Much like the non-existent pipelines you refer to, there are no sanctions that strengthened Russia while weakening the US.

I'm sure you're going to laugh at this like everything else that disagrees with your delusions, but it's genuinely not funny, just sad how out of touch you are with reality.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
I don't think Republicans want people to suffer from inflation, but like conservative factions the world over they do not see it as an important enough issue to bother with. In the UK it is politically toxic to top up benefits to the unemployed and impoverished, so any relief from the cost of living has to be offered to all, irrespective of their needs. I don't blame the politicians so much as the pampered, entitled b*****s who voted them in in the first place.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
They're about control, they do it to Biden on purpose because it's not one of their own controlling inflation so they are sort of like the psychopath mentality of "I'll go down if you go down, even if it kills me." Think about a mass shooter whose only way out is to get themselves killed or shoot themselves which is fairly common among mass shooters for obvious forensic profile reasons.

It's kind of like that.
Amylynne · 26-30, F
Alqs, for all that you just say is true , very spot on.
lets not forget the Bigger Players multinational corporates, who donate heavily to both parties in America

the profit taking of the covid period is astonishing here let this guy explain better

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4KMCQuQYE]
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@Amylynne

Corporations are reporting record profits right now. Make it make sense.
I don't think every day registered republicans want anything other than what they think is good (right or wrong) but the rulers of the party probably wasn't whatever wins then elections. Same with democrats really. The two have life 70% in common any how
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
In short, yes!
PleasurePunch · 100+
Maybe Republicans like suffering in general...other peoples!!
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
Yes -- at least until they can get themselves elected. Then they'll run up the bills but not pay them, as usual. Increase the deficit, etc. while giving tax breaks to corporations and the rich.
Khenpal1 · M
Inflation is here to stay globally for at least 10 years and was in making for last 10 years.
You are, as the British say, "spot on"...sadly.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
Of course they do. That way they can blame the Democrats, because there's a Democratic president in office. Then they just ignore the problem when they have one of theirs in office, and do it again. The worst part is, Republican voters are dumb enough to fall for the scam, year after year.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@LordShadowfire

Republicans never have an actual plan. The only way they can get re-elected is by making Democrats look bad using lies, fake outrage, and conspiracy theories. I’ve seen this my whole life with Kremlin propaganda.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Randi1125 I don't understand how they get away with it, year after year. People are just this stupid, I guess.
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Shaveit There are two kinds of Republicans:

1. Lying sacks of shit.
2. The gullible idiots who vote for them.
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@Shaveit You are the second type of Republican.
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OggggO · 36-40, M
@BlueGreenGrey Eh, Roosevelt and Eisenhower were decent.

 
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