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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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Dems Weaponize the IRS to Silence Critics
By Betsy McCaughey
Wednesday, August 17 2022
The public should be frightened that Democrats are passing new legislation to weaponize the already abusive Internal Revenue Service.  For nearly a century, the IRS has been used by presidents and members of Congress to harass and incriminate political foes. In addition to collecting revenue to fund the government, the IRS is a hit squad that destroys reputations and criminalizes dissenters.  A lot of pain can be inflicted under the guise of tax "auditing." The bill passed by Congress last week, erroneously labeled the Inflation Reduction Act, will mean more audits and investigations.…
 
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"As last week's midterms demonstrated, young people appear poised to drive American politics, and particularly the Democratic Party, further to the left. This is particularly true in big cities. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected last year with crucial support from younger voters, while in Los Angeles, preelection surveys showed democratic socialist (and now Mayor-elect) Nithya Raman leading…[more]
  
 
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