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Hey, Joe: It’s Still the Economy, Stupid, not “Junk Fees”

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, May 02 2024

If the adage “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic” occasionally feels shopworn, it nevertheless accurately captures Biden administration efforts to soothe rising discontent among Americans whose economic pain is attributable to Biden’s own policy mismanagement. With Biden’s reelection prospects sinking lower despite media efforts to bubble wrap him, that widespread discontent remains a leading reason. Economic growth is grinding toward a halt while inflation just doubled from the previous quarter despite premature Biden claims of “mission…

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