Trump, the Inflation president

[jknowgood]

Then they should already have a missile

They don’t

Bill Clinton said they were a threat, but did nothing.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I should be clear. I would love if Iran stayed nuclear free, and do I think they cheated on the Obama agreement-yep. However, I think the attacks in 2025 and currently, have driven them like a wildfire to take that program back up. Because countries with nukes don't get attacked. North Korea has shown it the way.

I imagine within 24 months SA, UAE, Egypt, and Turkey will all have nuke programs too.

 

[struth]

No, it wasn't.

I mean this really is some simple ass shit. During Covid the economy literally collapsed, unemployment was at levels not seen since the depression. And yes, as if by magic, worker income went UP. That was due to all those Covid stimulus checks, additional unemployment benefits, and PPP loans. And sure, some of those unemployed people making more sitting on their ass than they did on their job, unloaded that money. Hell, back then, you couldn't keep flatscreens and game consoles on the shelf.

But many people, including all the members of my family, continued to work, stayed home, and banked that money. You can look, savings rates during Covid were at historically high levels. When Biden took office the economy was just starting to open up. In the time period of that nine percent inflation, three out of every four dollars of new printed money, ie, debt, came from Trump.

Trump's throw money from helicopter approach, with no targeting, no purpose, just blindly handing out money, is what was behind that inflation. Until that excess money, all that additional savings, worked its way through the economy, inflation was going to be a problem.

Yes, yes it was.

Yes, I recall the economy being shut down. That was in 2020....by the time Xiden took office people were heading back to work, UE fell from over 14 percent, down to 6.4 percent Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, three vaccines were created, inflation was low.....we were out of Covid....but Xiden put n horrible policies are wreaked the economy.

 

[sealybobo]

when did I blame him for a global pandemic? I blame him for hyperinflation in the United States.

There was no global pandemic in June of 2022.

At the height of the pandemic in 2020 inflation was really low, and kept low due to real leadership.

Yea that's why Trump lost. He mishandled the pandemic which led to Joe having to clean up his mess just like Obama had to clean up Bush's mess.

 

[sealybobo]

Yes, yes it was.

Yes, I recall the economy being shut down. That was in 2020....by the time Xiden took office people were heading back to work, UE fell from over 14 percent, down to 6.4 percent Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, three vaccines were created, inflation was low.....we were out of Covid....but Xiden put n horrible policies are wreaked the economy.

Supply chain problems, which Trump's causing those problems right now. Biden didn't cause those problems. Trump is literally the cause of all our problems right now. And he's spending our money like we have it to spend. Ballrooms, military. It's all a scam. A grift. The largest grift in the history of America. Last one was Bush. Remember he got us into 2 endless wars and he crashed the economy and wallstreet had to be bailed out? This is Bush all over again.

Chances are you defended Bush just as much as you do Trump now.

Gas prices rose to record highs during President Biden’s term due to a combination of surging post-pandemic demand, supply shortages, and geopolitical shocks—particularly Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While critics blamed administration policies, experts generally agree that the causes were largely global, involving a mismatch between rapid economic reopening and sluggish energy supply production.

 

[struth]

Yea that's why Trump lost. He mishandled the pandemic which led to Joe having to clean up his mess just like Obama had to clean up Bush's mess.

Well, actually it appears, in comparison Trump handled it very well compared to Xiden, who surrendered and said there was no federal solution....they decided to wreak the economy, and give up 9.1 percent inflation, and five dollar a gallon gas.....

making a majority of the counrtry worse off...hence why America realized it screwed up and put Trump back in office

 

[struth]

Supply chain problems, which Trump's causing those problems right now. Biden didn't cause those problems. Trump is literally the cause of all our problems right now. And he's spending our money like we have it to spend. Ballrooms, military. It's all a scam. A grift. The largest grift in the history of America. Last one was Bush. Remember he got us into 2 endless wars and he crashed the economy and wallstreet had to be bailed out? This is Bush all over again.

Chances are you defended Bush just as much as you do Trump now.

Gas prices rose to record highs during President Biden’s term due to a combination of surging post-pandemic demand, supply shortages, and geopolitical shocks—particularly Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While critics blamed administration policies, experts generally agree that the causes were largely global, involving a mismatch between rapid economic reopening and sluggish energy supply production.

Xiden wreaked the economy that's for sure. America is not having a supply chain problem right now....

 

[Zincwarrior]

Xiden wreaked the economy that's for sure. America is not having a supply chain problem right now....

It is having an inflation problem, however. This problem is increasing, and the Administration is not doing anything to address it.

 

[Winston]

Yes, yes it was.

Yes, I recall the economy being shut down. That was in 2020....by the time Xiden took office people were heading back to work, UE fell from over 14 percent, down to 6.4 percent Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, three vaccines were created, inflation was low.....we were out of Covid....but Xiden put n horrible policies are wreaked the economy.

Right, by time Biden took office people were going back to work. They were buying gas they weren't buying before. They were taking trips they weren't taking before. They were going out to eat when they weren't before. I mean do you even understand the definition of inflation, "too many dollars chasing too few goods". On the goods side, it took a while for the supply chain to adjust.

On the dollar side, you seem to ignore the fact that Trump printed three out of the four new dollars in circulation during that period of inflation. You ignore the fact that during Covid savings rates were at historical highs. Do you even know the impact of savings on inflation?

Personal Saving Rate

Graph and download economic data for Personal Saving Rate (PSAVERT) from Jan 1959 to Mar 2026 about savings, personal, rate, and USA.

fred.stlouisfed.org

During Trump that money going into savings accounts was not chasing goods. Under Biden, savings rates dropped to normal, and more importantly, those savings accounts started to get spent. In other words, more dollars chasing goods. But I am really interested in the policies that you believe Biden implemented that wrecked the economy.

 

[Independent thinker]

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices

A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

apnews.com

Bye, bye interest rate cut! Prices going up, thanks to Trump and his inflationary policies, war, tariffs and mathmatical ineptitude. Oil prices effect everything, shipping costs and all consumer prices! If anything the Fed will have to raise rates even though Trump would never understand why!

Trump fiddles with ballrooms and Cuba while America burns. Sure glad I don't have one of those big gas guzzling MAGA pickups!

Bigly!!!

It was Biden & Co who had a total of 20% inflation over four years.

 

[Winston]

Xiden wreaked the economy that's for sure. America is not having a supply chain problem right now....

Wow, so Trump fixed the supply chain in a year. Tell me, just what policies did Trump implement that helped improve the supply chain?

 

[sealybobo]

Xiden wreaked the economy that's for sure. America is not having a supply chain problem right now....

Then why is gas up to $5 a gallon?

Why are condoms up 20%?

Fertilizer?

All this leads to higher prices. All Trump's doing. But you want us to hang in there? How much longer?

 

[struth]

It is having an inflation problem, however. This problem is increasing, and the Administration is not doing anything to address it.

3.3 percent inflation isn’t really a problem

And yes the admin is working to make it better, they are trying to get the Iranian regime to stop being so terroristy

 

[struth]

Right, by time Biden took office people were going back to work. They were buying gas they weren't buying before. They were taking trips they weren't taking before. They were going out to eat when they weren't before. I mean do you even understand the definition of inflation, "too many dollars chasing too few goods". On the goods side, it took a while for the supply chain to adjust.

On the dollar side, you seem to ignore the fact that Trump printed three out of the four new dollars in circulation during that period of inflation. You ignore the fact that during Covid savings rates were at historical highs. Do you even know the impact of savings on inflation?

Personal Saving Rate

Graph and download economic data for Personal Saving Rate (PSAVERT) from Jan 1959 to Mar 2026 about savings, personal, rate, and USA.

fred.stlouisfed.org

During Trump that money going into savings accounts was not chasing goods. Under Biden, savings rates dropped to normal, and more importantly, those savings accounts started to get spent. In other words, more dollars chasing goods. But I am really interested in the policies that you believe Biden implemented that wrecked the economy.

People had been going back to work for 8 months prior to xiden taking office

Moreover the spike at five dollars wasn’t until months after Xiden surrendered to Covid

 

[Winston]

People had been going back to work for 8 months prior to xiden taking office

Moreover the spike at five dollars wasn’t until months after Xiden surrendered to Covid

Oh, you mean around the same time that Russia invaded Ukraine and the US stopped importing Russian oil. You remember that, when oil went to $120 a barrel?

 

[struth]

Then why is gas up to $5 a gallon?

Why are condoms up 20%?

Fertilizer?

All this leads to higher prices. All Trump's doing. But you want us to hang in there? How much longer?

It’s not…well not here, nor is it the national avg, like it was under xiden

Not sure…haven’t purchased one in 20 years.

Fertilizer is up to due Iran.

Inflation is only 3.3 percent. Well below the avg under xiden

 

[struth]

Oh, you mean around the same time that Russia invaded Ukraine and the US stopped importing Russian oil. You remember that, when oil went to $120 a barrel?

Why does that have to do with anything here? We don’t buy gas or oil from Ukraine nor does anyone else

But yes that’s another example of a massive foreign policy failure of xiden

 

[22lcidw]

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices

A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

apnews.com

Bye, bye interest rate cut! Prices going up, thanks to Trump and his inflationary policies, war, tariffs and mathmatical ineptitude. Oil prices effect everything, shipping costs and all consumer prices! If anything the Fed will have to raise rates even though Trump would never understand why!

Trump fiddles with ballrooms and Cuba while America burns. Sure glad I don't have one of those big gas guzzling MAGA pickups!

Bigly!!!

With two trillion-dollar deficits, the prime rate should be in double digits easily. The fiat currency survived the cleansing around 1980 for a couple of years. This time around if that happened, perhaps not.

 

[Winston]

Why does that have to do with anything here? We don’t buy gas or oil from Ukraine nor does anyone else

But yes that’s another example of a massive foreign policy failure of xiden

But we did buy oil from Russia. And even if we didn't, the ban on Russian crude sales was a big hit on supplies, and yes, a big hit to Russia. As to it being a foreign policy failure, were we really interested in fueling the Russian war machine?

 

[struth]

But we did buy oil from Russia. And even if we didn't, the ban on Russian crude sales was a big hit on supplies, and yes, a big hit to Russia. As to it being a foreign policy failure, were we really interested in fueling the Russian war machine?

Haha no we don’t. In fact we had sanctions against them then

Wow