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Hoyt

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3. I hope they have a plan to deal with impact of "extraordinarily elevevated" inflation, especially

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2022, 05:20 PM

Apr 2022

on our chances in midterms.

Blaming it on Putin probably isn't going to work with most people since inflation started long before Russian invasion. In fact, I believe the inflation rate in January 2022 was something like 7.0%. Biden and Democrats are not at fault, but like Jimmy Carter, they'll get the blame.

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White House says it expects inflation to be 'extraordinarily elevated' in new report [View all] brooklynite Apr 2022 OP

But there will be record corporate profits nt doc03 Apr 2022 #1

Yep Rebl2 Apr 2022 #2

I hope they have a plan to deal with impact of "extraordinarily elevevated" inflation, especially Hoyt Apr 2022 #3

Put a number to it bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #4

Table of Historical Inflation Rates in Percent (1914-2022) by Month brachism Apr 2022 #5

Last year is really not that bad at 4.7% no even close to 1974 through doc03 Apr 2022 #6