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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP always blames the wrong things for inflation:
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Dan Price
@DanPriceSeattle
It's always "$600 checks two years ago and 50-cent raises for workers are causing inflation"
and never "$3 trillion from the Fed to bail out the stock market, $1 trillion in annual corporate stock buybacks and a 1,322% rise in CEO pay since 1978 are causing inflation"
@DanPriceSeattle
It's always "$600 checks two years ago and 50-cent raises for workers are causing inflation"
and never "$3 trillion from the Fed to bail out the stock market, $1 trillion in annual corporate stock buybacks and a 1,322% rise in CEO pay since 1978 are causing inflation"
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GOP always blames the wrong things for inflation: (Original Post)
tblue37
Jul 2022
OP
They also don't talk much about mergers and closing down production lines.
TreasonousBastard
Jul 2022
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Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)1. Deflect and distract. It's what they do...nt
Farmer-Rick
(10,192 posts)2. That's so they can hide how the filthy rich abuse workers
If you be blame workers for causing the problem then you can cut to their pay as if it will help.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. They also don't talk much about mergers and closing down production lines.
enid602
(8,620 posts)4. tax cut
Trumps $2T annual tax cut to Uber rich and large corporations is incredibly inflationary.
Meadowoak
(5,551 posts)5. Greedflation