The December inflation numbers are in, and while some economists are trying to spin it as good news, the average American is still paying more for basics like gas, eggs, and used cars. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.9 percent year-over-year, the biggest jump since July. Sure, “core inflation” dropped ever-so-slightly from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent, but good luck explaining that to a family staring at a grocery bill that feels like highway robbery.
Gas prices alone surged 4.4 percent, egg prices climbed 3.2 percent, and the cost of a dozen other essentials keeps heading north. Meanwhile, wages and savings aren’t growing fast enough to keep pace. Americans aren’t feeling the relief the media keeps promising. That’s because this isn’t just about numbers on a chart; it’s about households scraping by while Democrats in Washington push their favorite hobbyhorse—spending more taxpayer money like it’s Monopoly cash.
But here’s the kicker: even as inflation crawls higher, the Federal Reserve insists on keeping interest rates at punishing levels to fight a problem the Biden administration helped create. The Fed’s own minutes suggest inflation will stick around longer than anyone wants, all while mortgage rates hover at nearly 7 percent, choking out the middle class.
Democrats love to play the blame game, but they don’t want to admit their obsession with spending, regulating, and taxing everyone into oblivion has consequences. These geniuses think printing money is a cure-all. Spoiler alert: it’s not. Families are maxing out credit cards to cover essentials, and the Biden administration still won’t admit its policies have been an unmitigated disaster.
And while Democrats argue that tariffs proposed by President Trump might add a fraction of a percentage point to inflation, former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman even admits it would be minor. The truth is, Trump’s tough-on-China stance is about bringing back jobs and economic independence—not about making everything worse, as the left would have you believe.
Inflation didn’t fall out of the sky. It’s the result of reckless, Democrat-led policies that made America dependent on foreign goods, pushed Green New Deal nonsense, and crushed domestic energy production. The Biden White House talks a big game about “helping the little guy,” but their policies only seem to help the coastal elites and Wall Street cronies.
Here’s the bottom line: Democrats made this mess, and they’re hoping you’ll forget by the next election. But Americans are smarter than that. Conservatives are the only ones offering a plan to cut spending, slash regulations, and bring back energy independence. If you’re tired of paying through the nose for groceries and gas, it’s time to stop voting for politicians who are addicted to spending your money and start supporting those who will put America first.
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