Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

[Penelope]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill

Yes, add inflation to the very long list of reasons to oppose the bill.

 

[Crepitus]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

That explains why they are willing to sacrifice so many of the faithful.

 

[Polishprince]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

It really doesn't matter what the Republicans "want" or not at this point in time, hun.

Sleepy Joe is in charge, and any inflation, illness or death due to pandemic is his responsibility.

 

[Jets]

To cut to the chase. Any issue that can be used as a cudgel against a political opponent will be utilized. From the OP:

Republicans relish the political opportunities that inflation gives them. As Edward Luce noted recently in the Financial Times, Democrats always get blamed for inflation, even when they’re out of power. President Richard Nixon was as much to blame for stoking inflation as his predecessor, Lyndon Johnson, but only Johnson got blamed. President Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker as Fed chairman, paid the price of Volcker’s brutal anti-inflation policies by losing the 1980 election, then received zero credit when those policies finally tamed inflation under Carter’s successor, Ronald Reagan. As I noted here in July, inflation begat the property-tax revolt, which begat the Republican Party’s cultish devotion to tax cuts. The GOP owes its central organizing principle to inflation.

 

[BluesLegend]

Right, our diabolical plan is to force Joe Biden to be a stupid moron and drive up inflation.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

Better still, they can't give you any solutions that will help it. Because they know those factors are largely out of government control.
But they'll complain about it bitterly that its Biden's fault. Even though the seeds of it were planted during the last guy's administration.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

Inflation isn't a reason why I hate the bill.

But thanks for giving me another reason.

 

[mudwhistle]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

You're just blaming your own screw ups on the GOP.
Pure projection.......a symptom of unparalleled bigotry.

 

[Penelope]

It really doesn't matter what the Republicans "want" or not at this point in time, hun.

Sleepy Joe is in charge, and any inflation, illness or death due to pandemic is his responsibility.

Its due to the pandemic and tramp "it will over by Easter" He ignored the pandemic.

 

[Penelope]

You're just blaming your own screw ups on the GOP.
Pure projection.......a symptom of unparalleled bigotry.

I'm not projecting, I want the pandemic and inflation to be over.

 

[Penelope]

Right, our diabolical plan is to force Joe Biden to be a stupid moron and drive up inflation.

Thats right.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Its due to the pandemic and tramp "it will over by Easter" He ignored the pandemic.

Travel bans are racist!!!!!

 

[jknowgood]

Its due to the pandemic and tramp "it will over by Easter" He ignored the pandemic.

More died of covid in 2021 than in 2020.

 

[Penelope]

Travel bans are racist!!!!!

Not the way Biden does it.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Not the way Biden does it.

Biden's racist travel bans are good, eh?

 

[mudwhistle]

Its due to the pandemic and tramp "it will over by Easter" He ignored the pandemic.

So Trump funded the Wuhan lab and then made sure that the virus was released in time for the 2020 election?
Trump then used Twitter and Facebook to keep people from talking about the fact that China had a major part in creating the virus and spreading it to the US and the rest of the world?

Hmmmmm.....that's funny....I thought the Democrats had control of Twatter and Fakebook!!

 

[whitehall]

"Work shall make you free". Nazis weren't the only ones who could use slick wording to camouflage a monstrosity. Lefties use the word "reconciliation" for a giveaway social spending bill that will bankrupt the U.S.

 

[Independentthinker]

At the moment, Republicans love inflation because it gives them a rationale to oppose the reconciliation bill (even though they’ve opposed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better program since he introduced it as a candidate back in July 2020, when inflation was a mere 1 percent). Inflation also gives Republicans something to beat up Democrats with in the 2022 midterms (even though there’s a good chance the Covid-created inflationary spurt will have receded by then).
Senator Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ecstatic. “We’re going to continue to have inflation,” he told The Wall Street Journal on November 14, “and then interest rates will go up. This is a gold mine for us.”

Don’t Let the GOP Fool You—Republicans Love Inflation

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

newrepublic.com

They want to keep the pandemic going for a long time.

Reminds me of how much Democrats loved Covid when they were campaigning against Trump.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

More died of covid in 2021 than in 2020.

Less would have died from COVID and the virus would largely be under control if the last guy took the response to it seriously...which he didn't...so, the last guy, gets the credit.

Credit where credit is due.