Topic: Inflation

Did the destruction of America’s economy begin under Nixon?
Did the destruction of America’s economy begin under Nixon? May 29, 2025 Andrea Widburg It’s beginning to look as if Nixon’s presidency, rather than being a peak conservative moment, really was the beginning of the end.
‘Made in America’ is a matter of national security and longevity
‘Made in America’ is a matter of national security and longevity April 28, 2025 Jack Hellner There’s been a scheme to devalue vocational education and manufacturing jobs, but it’s beyond time to bring them back.
Yahoo Finance writer says Trump’s tariffs will see America driving Cuban-style antique cars
Yahoo Finance writer says Trump’s tariffs will see America driving Cuban-style antique cars March 28, 2025 Jack Hellner Rather than fantasizing about Trump’s political downfall, the author would have done better to study the devastating effects of Biden’s inflation and war on gas cars.
Biden's final gift
Biden's final gift February 13, 2025 Ethel C. Fenig January's Producer Price Index increased "more than expected." 
We Have Been to the Grocery Store
We Have Been to the Grocery Store November 27, 2024 David Lanza More than three weeks after election day, commentators still try to explain the results. 
The IRA means higher prices for everyone
The IRA means higher prices for everyone November 15, 2024 Rich Tucker Someday, somebody will have to pay the bill for all this inflationary spending. 
Can the Fed Control Interest Rates?
Can the Fed Control Interest Rates? October 6, 2024 Ron Ross The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) seldom does anything newsworthy, but recently it did just that.
Kamala Harris, Inflation, and Rip-Offs
Kamala Harris, Inflation, and Rip-Offs September 15, 2024 David Lanza That a political party would intentionally mislead its voters as to the cause of inflation should be a major scandal. 
Home insurance rates continue to surge, media and industry blame ‘climate change’ catastrophes
Home insurance rates continue to surge, media and industry blame ‘climate change’ catastrophes May 29, 2024 Jack Hellner The problem with home insurance rates is inflation, not natural disasters.
Make America great, <em>and competitive</em>, again
Make America great, and competitive, again May 24, 2024 Jack Hellner The regime and the media clings to the “low inflation” lie—so let’s look at the data.
Kamala Harris says she's 'dropping trillions of dollars on the streets of America right now'
Kamala Harris says she's 'dropping trillions of dollars on the streets of America right now' May 17, 2024 Monica Showalter Where are they? Look no further than that inflation at the gas pump. The gaslighting gets gassier.
New report: Trucking industry firm finds a transition to ‘electric’ semis hikes operating costs as much as 114%
New report: Trucking industry firm finds a transition to ‘electric’ semis hikes operating costs as much as 114% May 14, 2024 Olivia Murray And guess what that means for the consumer?
Boosting Dedollarization — From Within
Boosting Dedollarization — From Within May 2, 2024 Peter C. Earle Drafting the U.S. dollar, America’s long-dominant global reserve currency, into foreign military service over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a fateful decision.
New Poll: Nearly 9-in-10 New Yorkers say rising cost of food is outpacing their incomes
New Poll: Nearly 9-in-10 New Yorkers say rising cost of food is outpacing their incomes April 25, 2024 Olivia Murray But don’t worry, Democrat James Clyburn says that medicine is cheaper, and there are more government jobs and bridges are being fixed, so it all evens out.
Biden’s Bizarro World: Inflation has become self-aware and ‘it is being stubborn’
Biden’s Bizarro World: Inflation has become self-aware and ‘it is being stubborn’ April 18, 2024 Olivia Murray Apparently, inflation is now a sentient beast with its own will and agenda.
An equation to understand America’s financial woes
An equation to understand America’s financial woes April 13, 2024 Jay Davidson And it’s not a hard one, either.
It is very hard to believe the government about anything, <em>especially</em> economic statistics
It is very hard to believe the government about anything, especially economic statistics April 11, 2024 Jack Hellner The math really ain’t mathin’, but maybe it’s all the common core?
Why Biden will lose: $20 for 6 oranges
Why Biden will lose: $20 for 6 oranges April 9, 2024 M.B. Mathews Dear Democrats, RINOs, and fence-sitters—get a grip and vote your best interests.
Inflation is down unless you buy food to eat
Inflation is down unless you buy food to eat November 14, 2023 Silvio Canto, Jr. We keep hearing that inflation is down, lower than a year ago or in the right direction or some other explanation like that.  And then mom goes to the grocery store and comes home shaking her head and looking at the bill ...     
$400 billion in COVID relief, vanished to fraud
$400 billion in COVID relief, vanished to fraud June 15, 2023 Monica Showalter Joe Biden's addiction to spending huge amounts of money the way this COVID money was spent suggests a connection between federal money-shoveling done fast and corruption.
Walgreens debuts new-style anti-theft store in Chicago
Walgreens debuts new-style anti-theft store in Chicago June 1, 2023 Thomas Lifson Stand by for inflationary price hikes, as costs will soar with a labor-intensive format for new thief-resistant drugstores in the face of skyrocketing urban crime.
For Democrats, Joe Biden's 'right' to spend is absolute...
For Democrats, Joe Biden's 'right' to spend is absolute... March 11, 2023 Monica Showalter ...and everyone else, from small fry investors, to the Fed, to the GOP Congress, is supposed to clean up after Joe.
The WSJ has a unique solution to combat inflation
The WSJ has a unique solution to combat inflation February 17, 2023 Rajan Laad Eat cake? Naah. Just skip meals.
Defense contractors sponsor ritzy gala for Ukraine’s ambassador and DC elites
Defense contractors sponsor ritzy gala for Ukraine’s ambassador and DC elites December 16, 2022 Olivia Murray Corporate war machines lobbying for American dollars and human collateral — life really does imitate art.
Venezuela's minimum wage hiked again — to $9.80 a month
Venezuela's minimum wage hiked again — to $9.80 a month December 12, 2022 Monica Showalter Aren't minimum wage hikes hailed as an inflation cure-all by our finest Democrats?
Where's William Proxmire When We Need Him?
Where's William Proxmire When We Need Him? December 11, 2022 Allan J. Feifer We need a new analogy for rampant spending, because “like a drunken sailor” is quickly becoming inadequate.
$38 billion dollar check for Ukraine on the horizon, thanks to RINOs
$38 billion dollar check for Ukraine on the horizon, thanks to RINOs December 8, 2022 Olivia Murray But don’t ask where it goes, that makes you a Russian propagandist according to a certain Democrat chairman.
Breaking the back of inflation requires energy policy changes
Breaking the back of inflation requires energy policy changes November 19, 2022 Allan J. Feifer The government uses energy price issues to divide us along our various fracture lines.
Why Biden's victory dance about falling inflation rings so phony
Why Biden's victory dance about falling inflation rings so phony November 12, 2022 Monica Showalter The Biden administration touts inflation falling to 7.7% in October on the year as making progress. A new TIPP metric shows that, actually, it's risen to 13.3%.
Free money, inflation, chaos, and the breaking of America
Free money, inflation, chaos, and the breaking of America October 16, 2022 Damon H. Petty The Fed raising interest rates will not fix inflation by itself. Post-modernist acts and free money have to be harnessed.
There is a quick way to reduce inflation and help the poor, but the Democrats won't do it
There is a quick way to reduce inflation and help the poor, but the Democrats won't do it September 27, 2022 Jack Hellner The media and other Democrats come up with all sorts of ways to reduce inflation, but they ignore the elephant in the room. 
Democrats have some weird ideas about how to whip inflation now
Democrats have some weird ideas about how to whip inflation now September 26, 2022 Jack Hellner Send in the clowns...
Biden administration continues to spread the myth about gouging gas stations
Biden administration continues to spread the myth about gouging gas stations July 15, 2022 Jack Hellner True to character, Biden and his cronies refuse to acknowledge they're almost entirely to blame for the gas debacles.
To fix the economy and inflation we must stop the extremists’ war on fossil fuels
To fix the economy and inflation we must stop the extremists’ war on fossil fuels May 8, 2022 Jack Hellner After Joe Biden took office, he immediately told the world his main goal was to get rid of fossil fuels -- and inflation started to rise. 
Even prog media not buying the pathetic 'Putin price hike' rhetoric to distract from Bidenflation
Even prog media not buying the pathetic 'Putin price hike' rhetoric to distract from Bidenflation April 13, 2022 Thomas Lifson People have been getting poorer, thanks to inflation, ever since Biden took office, so they are not buying the lame propaganda about Putin's price hike.
What the Bible Says About Money Inflation, Debt, and The Fed
What the Bible Says About Money Inflation, Debt, and The Fed April 3, 2022 Jason Peirce Big spending is destroying our wealth; time to get back to the basics and heed the economic wisdom of the Bible.
Fewer Doritos in my bag
Fewer Doritos in my bag March 15, 2022 Silvio Canto, Jr. The Biden Inflation is cutting deep.
Department of Agriculture issues comical food price inflation report and forecast
Department of Agriculture issues comical food price inflation report and forecast January 29, 2022 Thomas Lifson The average American who can no longer afford hamburgers for the kids, or who finds that those boxes of cornflakes last half as long as they used to, is not fooled by a report that claims, "2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020."
The Democrats are playing with fire in their efforts to gaslight the public on inflation
The Democrats are playing with fire in their efforts to gaslight the public on inflation December 3, 2021 Thomas Lifson If there were a Hippocratic Oath for political propagandists — "first, do no harm" — the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC, usually called the "D triple-C") would have violated it yesterday.
The 'I' word that will bite your budget
The 'I' word that will bite your budget June 1, 2021 Silvio Canto, Jr. The "I" word is here, and it doesn't mean impeachment or investigation of January 6.
With Venezuela's inflation hitting a million percent, a Chavista economist gets free-market religion
With Venezuela's inflation hitting a million percent, a Chavista economist gets free-market religion December 17, 2018 Monica Showalter Longtime Chavista apologist Mark Weisbrot has called on Venezuela to adopt a Hong Kong-style hardest-of-the-hardcore free-market currency regime. Can he know what he's proposing?  
Clueless punditry on inflation and the stock market
Clueless punditry on inflation and the stock market February 6, 2018 Jack Hellner It appears to me that many commentators need a lesson on what does and what doesn’t cause inflation.
Yellen proposes taxing savings at 2% a year until further notice
Yellen proposes taxing savings at 2% a year until further notice April 23, 2014 James Longstreet In effect
Ben Bernanke Reduced American Wealth By 14%
Ben Bernanke Reduced American Wealth By 14% December 20, 2013 Jon Decker In maintaining the value of the dollar, the Bernanke Fed has had about as much success as it did in lowering unemployment to pre-recession levels.
The Federal Reserve's Century of Failure
The Federal Reserve's Century of Failure December 18, 2013 Bruce Walker The Federal Reserve's hundredth birthday is coming up. Who will celebrate?
Only the Private Sector Stimulates Job Growth
Only the Private Sector Stimulates Job Growth December 9, 2013 Chriss Street For the second month in a row, job growth was far better than expected. Why are the media, the government, and the Fed so shocked?
You Can't Keep Drinking Forever
You Can't Keep Drinking Forever September 28, 2013 Dean Kalahar QE is creating the perfect conditions for massive inflation.
Obama's Stealth Redistribution Strategy
Obama's Stealth Redistribution Strategy December 17, 2012 Karl Ushanka You may be hearing about the automatic tax increases in the fiscal cliff, plus additional tax increases President Obama may force, but you won't hear much about liberalism's most powerful, and silent, redistribution tool: inflation.
Ending the Tax Debate
Ending the Tax Debate November 19, 2012 Scott Strzelczyk Today, by means of taxation, people are punished for their successes and rewarded for their failures. The tax code enables politicians to extract property from its rightful owners and redistribute it to others that have no defensible claim to it.
Recovery and the Fed's 'Exit Strategy'
Recovery and the Fed's 'Exit Strategy' October 21, 2012 Jon N. Hall "No Exit" by Jean Paul Bernanke is still the only play in town and the only title on marquees.
The Weight of the Fed in the Voters' Decision
The Weight of the Fed in the Voters' Decision October 12, 2012 Jon N. Hall The Law of Conservation of Matter holds that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. That's not good enough for the Federal Reserve -- you see, the Fed creates money.