You love to talk about oil prices because it is the only item you can link to Biden in some fashion. You ignore all the rest like food prices and chip shortages because the reasons are macro in nature and have nothing to do with Biden. Keep playing that one note!
I think you must have me confused with someone else regarding Biden. I have never been a Biden fan but I believe he was the lesser of two evils. You keep assuming I am as passionate about Biden as you are about Trump. I am certainly not. I don't see either side as that much different than the other in terms of behavior and tactics. Democrats and Republicans are both brimming with hypocrisy yet they only see it in the other side and never in themselves. So much passion without any self-awareness.
Politics is a cesspool and almost all politicians are corrupt. That is why I have never been passionate about politics. The only honest politician I have ever seen was Peter Fitzgerald, the one term Senator from Illinois.
He retired from politics after one term because the state Republican party would not support his reelection because he was too honest and would not play the corruption game. He actually had the nerve to recommend a lawyer for the US attorney of Northern Illinois who actually was independent and went after one of ultimate scumbags, George Ryan. It was the seat that Obama won to become Senator. Funny how things work out!
Jeff, I spoke about more than oil prices - it just failed to register with you. Shocking, I know. As I said, one of the first things the Democrats did is implement long term unemployment benefits through Labor Day. When people get paid more not to work than they do to work - they choose "No Work"! You should know, you wanted a HANDOUT so that you could retire at 60 thereby opening a high level position for the next generation. Free Money disincentives work. You are living proof of that.
This labor shortage cascades across the supply chain. Fewer truckers makes the ones willing to work more expensive. The same holds true in the service industry, defense, etc., etc. etc. That equals inflation. Further, how many additional trillions have the Democrats spent since the election? They passed stimulus in February / March. Another 1.2 T this month and want to add 3.5T more.
Lastly, Biden's vaccine mandate has already gotten thousands of healthcare workers fired. It has caused workplace disruptions at countless companies including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Boeing, GE, etc. I believe the truckers and port workers are also slow playing efforts making the supply chain worse.
Biden's weakness with China further exacerbates the chip problem. China has been doing a lot of saber rattling since 20 January 2021 over Taiwan. Where are a lot of chips made? Taiwan. Hence, the 30B investment in Phoenix that is ongoing. It all adds up to incompetence at the top as these problems just didn't happen under Trump. If there was an issue of getting goods around the country, Trump waived regulations allowing truckers more hours on the road. With adults who love the country in charge, these are easy problems to solve. As a Republican, I can say that if you put Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Kristi Noem, Mike Pence, or Donald J. Trump in charge - these problems get solved. But, you voted for brain-dead Biden and these problems were created.
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