The US has a LOWER inflation rate than the EU & many other countries.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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[WarGamer]

1. a more thorough graphic.

[msongs]

2. europe's rate is irrelevant when yer being screwed to the wall by higher prices which are a

BIG DEAL to millions of struggling people

[Aussie105]

4. Across the world . . .

The same thing applies.

Inflation hurts those with limited finances.

Some of the price rises are plain old profiteering, with rising energy and labor costs as the excuse.

So not irrelevant . . . you live in a global economy. You just don't know it.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. Tell that swing voter

“At least you have it better than Argentina.” And see if it gets you a vote.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. You have polled and discovered that 0 swing voters will reconsider inflation as an issue.

[RobinA]

11. Europe's Rate

is important when talking to people who think Biden is causing these problems.

[WarGamer]

3. BTW the Twitter author should know...

The Inflation Reduction Act hasn't done anything YET to reduce inflation...

From the Wharton School Budget Model:

The Act would have no meaningful effect on inflation in the near term but would reduce inflation by around 0.1 percentage points by the middle of the first decade. These point estimates, however, are not statistically different from zero, indicating a low level of confidence that the legislation would have any measurable impact on inflation.

https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2022/8/12/senate-passed-inflation-reduction-act

The IRA contains valuable programs, especially for the climate but it's impact on inflation seems to be dubious.

Forbes:

While its name claims it will tame soaring inflation, estimates show that the bill likely won’t do much to pull down the inflation rate. But it remains a significant piece of legislation that accomplishes some initiatives that have been mired in congressional debate for decades.

NPR:

While experts generally agree that the legislation will modestly help slow the growth of prices, it may not do so in the ways you think, or as quickly.

[MichMan]

8. Voters correctly expect that something called the "Inflation Reduction Act" ....

Will actually reduce the inflation rate just like it says. They shouldn't be blamed for being skeptical when it hasn't. Yet people like to call them stupid or ignorant when they don't see prices going down as promised.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Don't tell that to the US media.

For them ratings is money and scaring people is their ace in the hole. They know that causing unwanted fear and the ratings climb, more $$$ for corporate media. Fuck them!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Fascism is much worse than inflation.

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[triron]

10. People are stupid.

Democracy has a hard time surviving with the stupidity that exists in America.