| Title | Date | Im- press | En- gage | Ex- pand | URL- clicks | Like | Re- tweet | Link to Text | Link to Tweet |
| The price of gasoline is down, for the time being. | 2022-12-01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1598168590758203393 | 1598168590758203393 |
| Did you vote against inflation? Inflation must have | 2022-11-11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1590880652433711104 | 1590880652433711104 |
| DOING something about inflation and housing - GOP is | 2022-11-08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1589839922227449858 | 1589839922227449858 |
| High oil prices aren't bad for everybody! | 2022-10-29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1586350544481763329 | 1586350544481763329 |
| For swing voters, is democracy a critical election issue | 2022-10-28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1586043916993716225 | 1586043916993716225 |
| The GOP plan is to blame Biden for inflation and recession, | 2022-10-28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1585832685951279104 | 1585832685951279104 |
| Global oil prices - there's very little we can do that | 2022-10-25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1584779861117177856 | 1584779861117177856 |
| Who can beat Trump's luck? Covid paralyzing the global | 2022-10-21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1583590286961172480 | 1583590286961172480 |
| Yet another way that climate change is inflationary. | 2022-10-08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1578746698024701953 | 1578746698024701953 |
| Low interest rates might be "natural" for an aging | 2022-10-05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1577533711607689216 | 1577533711607689216 |
| There are only two men in the world who can affect oil | 2022-10-05 | 165 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1577530666027057152 | 1577530666027057152 |
| Why is inflation so stubborn? | 2022-09-23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1573400995220295681 | 1573400995220295681 |
| Is long covid a cause of labor shortages driving higher | 2022-08-27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1563353436896210945 | 1563353436896210945 |
| Inflationary expectations must be strangled in the cradle. | 2022-08-27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1563352557677735937 | 1563352557677735937 |
| Why wages don't go down in recessions. | 2022-07-31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1553617882449190912 | 1553617882449190912 |
| What is the "rest of" the Republican agenda? | 2022-06-20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1538879719336120320 | 1538879719336120320 |
| Everybody's hoping nobody will notice! | 2022-06-08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1534415796885041152 | 1534415796885041152 |
| Not much an American president can do about global | 2022-06-06 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1533857571060084736 | 1533857571060084736 |
| Why push for 2% inflation? 4% used to be good enough. | 2022-06-04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1533119576086441984 | 1533119576086441984 |
| Putin might have accidentally launched WWIII. Covid | 2022-06-03 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1532732912130347008 | 1532732912130347008 |
| Diesel is costing you more than gasoline. You just | 2022-06-03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1532525626992693248 | 1532525626992693248 |
| Rising income and wealth inequality are two of the | 2022-05-31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1531691046047862784 | 1531691046047862784 |
| Making an election issue of high inflation or low | 2022-05-31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1531685446526201857 | 1531685446526201857 |
| There's hardly any difference between the parties on | 2022-05-29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1531033334255562752 | 1531033334255562752 |
| The slowing economy now - is what economists thought | 2022-05-23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1528576887311585281 | 1528576887311585281 |
| Inflation likely to get worse in the short run | 2022-05-19 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1527338350843027465 | 1527338350843027465 |
| Another inflationary factor - not enough immigrants to do | 2022-05-09 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1523454098216914945 | 1523454098216914945 |
| Inflationary pressures - | 2022-05-08 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1523450616474849281 | 1523450616474849281 |
| American reshoring means higher prices but more jobs for | 2022-05-08 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1523193091867348992 | 1523193091867348992 |
| "It's the economy!" Meaning inflation, meaning war in | 2022-05-03 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1521497318780018691 | 1521497318780018691 |
| Inflation hits cooking oil. | 2022-05-03 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1521351283059216385 | 1521351283059216385 |
| Five stages of inflation grief - | 2022-05-03 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1521349053396574208 | 1521349053396574208 |
| Why nobody's doing anything about gasoline prices. | 2022-05-02 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1520972686540697600 | 1520972686540697600 |
| Why air travel is so unreliable now. | 2022-04-29 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1519893065594331136 | 1519893065594331136 |
| 4% inflation might become the new normal. If it's | 2022-04-19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1516239130014806018 | 1516239130014806018 |
| Food price inflation doesn't bother you yet? | 2022-04-18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1516089592943837188 | 1516089592943837188 |
| More inflation in food prices ahead. | 2022-04-18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1516086390995382278 | 1516086390995382278 |
| Think inflation might soon be under control? Maybe not! | 2022-04-18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1515918228085624836 | 1515918228085624836 |
| GOP governors want poor people to get back to normal - | 2022-04-16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1515322762415337472 | 1515322762415337472 |
| Global problems can only be solved by global cooperation. | 2022-04-16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1515124827815743495 | 1515124827815743495 |
| GOP can blame Democrats for causing inflation, and then | 2022-04-15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1514775460487467008 | 1514775460487467008 |
| The German ruling class was enjoying the benefits of | 2022-04-08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1512271565596946433 | 1512271565596946433 |
| Increased military spending means lower standard of living | 2022-04-08 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1512248555402014722 | 1512248555402014722 |
| The globalization party is over. Thank Putin for that. | 2022-04-08 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1512246461269889024 | 1512246461269889024 |
| New and used car prices are not going to get better | 2022-04-07 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1512058749246054404 | 1512058749246054404 |
| Inflation no problem if you can pass it on to consumers! | 2022-04-01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1509876421446946816 | 1509876421446946816 |
| Low cost or low risk? | 2022-03-31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1509528411470921731 | 1509528411470921731 |
| Why don't we have more oil and gas drilling in America? | 2022-03-27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1508106930702618625 | 1508106930702618625 |
| Reasons to imagine that inflation won't be as bad as 1980. | 2022-03-25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1507215005099298819 | 1507215005099298819 |
| The end of globalization? | 2022-03-25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1507199568789745691 | 1507199568789745691 |
| Not a world war yet - | 2022-03-24 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1506999555761455118 | 1506999555761455118 |
| No quick fix on gas prices! | 2022-03-22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1506074446498435072 | 1506074446498435072 |
| America allied with the Soviets in 1942. Now it may be | 2022-03-10 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1501937745257664525 | 1501937745257664525 |
| UAE might help replace Russian oil and gas. | 2022-03-10 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1501718272101601281 | 1501718272101601281 |
| Republicans can criticize Biden for acting or for not | 2022-03-08 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1501080017232560133 | 1501080017232560133 |
| Rocketing rents! Many causes and no short-term solutions | 2022-03-04 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1499761894806093828 | 1499761894806093828 |
| Why do people feel so bad about the economy? They've | 2022-02-05 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1489823291766292480 | 1489823291766292480 |
| Food is getting more expensive globally. There's not | 2022-02-04 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1489736417429233665 | 1489736417429233665 |
| Now warehouse space is scarce, as the economy tries to | 2022-02-03 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1489116394004234241 | 1489116394004234241 |
| Supply shortages breed supply shortages. | 2022-01-27 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1486539463702441988 | 1486539463702441988 |
| No relief on gas prices soon. And there's nothing to | 2022-01-26 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1486391014013091840 | 1486391014013091840 |
| A very slight improvement - well in the future. | 2022-01-23 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1485305296603942914 | 1485305296603942914 |
| Teens will be driving big rigs across state lines. | 2022-01-19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1483891765635551232 | 1483891765635551232 |
| Price controls? | 2022-01-17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1482939416276525059 | 1482939416276525059 |
| A GOP dream come true! Omicron shutdowns and | 2022-01-17 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1482905638728450050 | 1482905638728450050 |
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========== The price of gasoline is down, for the time being. No thanks to Biden or any other Democrat - or Republican. The oil producing countries don't care what Americans think. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/ #PS1inflation ===== impress 4 time 2022-12-01 04:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1598168590758203393 ========== Did you vote against inflation? Inflation must have heard, even in advance of the election. Now the stock market is - inflated! https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stock-market-nov-10-494028e39775d83629ee4c08db50feb4 #PS1inflation ===== impress 8 time 2022-11-11 01:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1590880652433711104 ========== DOING something about inflation and housing - GOP is opposed. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/05/bill-from-silicon-valley-rep-ro-khanna-would-crack-down-on-corporate-landlords/ #PS1inflation ===== impress 3 time 2022-11-08 04:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1589839922227449858 ========== High oil prices aren't bad for everybody! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/oil-giants-massive-profits-revive-calls-for-windfall-taxes/ar-AA13u867 Happy megadonors make happy legislators! #PS1inflation ===== impress 4 time 2022-10-29 13:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586350544481763329 ========== For swing voters, is democracy a critical election issue compared to gas prices? https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-capitol-siege-tim-ryan-inflation-donald-trump-6fec0170deef3f55a7aa6f04f4e425a1 We can do something NOW toward preventing future insurrections. There is nothing feasible NOW to reduce global oil prices. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1790332274644617 #PS1inflation ===== engage 2 engage-rate 40% expands 2 impress 5 time 2022-10-28 17:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1586043916993716225 ========== The GOP plan is to blame Biden for inflation and recession, even when they are in charge. They have to blame somebody, since their megadonor tax cuts are definitely inflationary. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/columnists/republicans-biden-inflation-policy.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 4 time 2022-10-28 03:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1585832685951279104 ========== Global oil prices - there's very little we can do that doesn't hurt us more than the Saudis. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/opinion/saudi-arabia-opec-oil-cut.html Even if the US avoids recession, the rest of the world will probably have to endure one, and oil prices will fall. #PS1inflation ===== impress 14 time 2022-10-25 05:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1584779861117177856 ========== Who can beat Trump's luck? Covid paralyzing the global economy and forcing gas prices down meant voters associated low prices with Trump. When the economy and gas prices recovered, Biden got the blame. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/opinion/will-gas-prices-doom-democracy.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1784588931885618 #PS1inflation ===== impress 6 time 2022-10-21 22:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1583590286961172480 ========== Yet another way that climate change is inflationary. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/business/mississippi-river-closures-grounded-barges-drought-climate/index.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 6 time 2022-10-08 13:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1578746698024701953 ========== Low interest rates might be "natural" for an aging population - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/opinion/interest-rates-inflation.html but it might take global coordination of interest rates to get back there - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/opinion/the-all-too-real-risk-of-a-global-recession.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 5 time 2022-10-05 05:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577533711607689216 ========== There are only two men in the world who can affect oil prices significantly before the election - Putin and MBS. And both want higher prices. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/white-house-lobby-opec-oil-production-cuts-gasoline-prices-midterms/index.html #PS1inflation ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 165 time 2022-10-05 05:26 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1577530666027057152 ========== Why is inflation so stubborn? Higher profits on gas - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/gas-prices-decline-streak.html Higher profits on cars - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/business/economy/inflation-car-market.html But inflation is a global problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/briefing/inflation-prices-ukraine-economy.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1760415590969619 #PS1inflation ===== impress 4 time 2022-09-23 19:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1573400995220295681 ========== Is long covid a cause of labor shortages driving higher wages and contributing to inflation? https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-long-covid-worsening-the-labor-shortage/ It could be a factor - the Black Death in the 1300's reset the relative value of labor to capital (land) and led to the rise of the middle class. #PS1inflation ===== impress 8 time 2022-08-27 02:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563353436896210945 ========== Inflationary expectations must be strangled in the cradle. Is there any way to do that, that doesn't hurt the most vulnerable? https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3835546/paul-krugman/must-we-suffer-bring-inflation-down The least vulnerable - the megadonors - complain the loudest though they suffer the least. #PS1inflation ===== impress 1 time 2022-08-27 02:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1563352557677735937 ========== Why wages don't go down in recessions. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/opinion/wages-inflation-workers-prices.html That make inflation harder to stop. #PS1inflation ===== impress 7 time 2022-07-31 05:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1553617882449190912 ========== What is the "rest of" the Republican agenda? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop Voters' choices are "high gas prices and the rest of the Democratic agenda; or, high gas prices and the rest of the Republican agenda" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/19/voters-angry-about-inflation-should-pay-attention-before-november/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid02P6sdCWXEa6DRua3TkiehfcCWVwvVbn362CWrguB9awHkbY5e2T8dq6pksHK9jXtal #PS1inflation ===== impress 3 time 2022-06-20 13:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1538879719336120320 ========== Everybody's hoping nobody will notice! https://apnews.com/article/india-prices-business-d2c8279d39e1304f5623b3a99b56b8cc #PS1inflation ===== impress 6 time 2022-06-08 06:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1534415796885041152 ========== Not much an American president can do about global inflation. Regardless of party. Putin and MBS have a lot more say. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/biden-oil-saudi-arabia.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 16 time 2022-06-06 17:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533857571060084736 ========== Why push for 2% inflation? 4% used to be good enough. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/inflation-federal-reserve.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 8 time 2022-06-04 16:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1533119576086441984 ========== Putin might have accidentally launched WWIII. Covid economic dislocations were bad enough, but global economic sanctions, runaway inflation, the likely ensuing recession, and ultimately global starvation might have profound consequences. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/opinions/economic-aftershocks-pandemic-ukraine-political-turmoil-ghitis/index.html #PS1inflation ===== engage 3 engage-rate 8% impress 40 likes 2 retweets 1 time 2022-06-03 14:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532732912130347008 ========== Diesel is costing you more than gasoline. You just don't see it every day. https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/05/27/high-gas-prices-hurt-but-heres-how-diesel-prices-are-slamming-your-wallet-in-hidden-ways/ #PS1inflation ===== impress 4 time 2022-06-03 00:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1532525626992693248 ========== Rising income and wealth inequality are two of the inevitable benefits of minority rule. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2022-credos.html#gop So now there's another inflation issue - this time against DeSantis. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/florida-affordable-housing-ron-desantis-democrats/index.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 10 time 2022-05-31 17:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531691046047862784 ========== Making an election issue of high inflation or low unemployment is tricky - since the causes and effects are global, and neither Democrats nor Republicans can do much about them. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/22/politics/inflation-biden-republicans-washington/index.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 7 time 2022-05-31 17:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531685446526201857 ========== There's hardly any difference between the parties on inflation because it mostly depends on external factors neither controls. But what does correlate over and over - it's EITHER inflation or unemployment. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/27/lansners-mailbag-are-democrats-to-blame-for-high-inflation/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid02bb9Fn21k1W67paX39N1NpK1KVQGfnyFp1ydQdMe967iToxtjgmMuZuj5qjifxqKwl #PS1inflation ===== impress 3 time 2022-05-29 22:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1531033334255562752 ========== The slowing economy now - is what economists thought we needed. https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/05/19/welcome-to-our-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-economy They might still be right, but they'll get no credit from politicians or voters. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 17% impress 6 likes 1 time 2022-05-23 03:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1528576887311585281 ========== Inflation likely to get worse in the short run https://au.news.yahoo.com/chicken-wings-34-pent-inflation-140006054.html Producer prices have been rising faster than consumer prices, but that won't last. There isn't much US can do about covid in China and war in Ukraine. Lost production is gone forever. #PS1inflation ===== impress 45 time 2022-05-19 17:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1527338350843027465 ========== Another inflationary factor - not enough immigrants to do the work. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-covid-health-business-united-states-dcfd75981dcd212ef6747eeaf87f4f31 #PS1inflation ===== impress 27 time 2022-05-09 00:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523454098216914945 ========== Inflationary pressures - Price gouging by foreign shipping companies? https://vitalmethod.com/american-importers-accuse-shipping-giants-of-profiteering-the-new-york-times/ Governments hoarding food by preventing exports? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/business/economy/global-food-prices-ukraine.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 23 time 2022-05-08 23:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523450616474849281 ========== American reshoring means higher prices but more jobs for some Americans. But aging population means there won't be enough workers for those jobs - increasing wage pressure and inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/business/economy/pandemic-supply-chains-inflation.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/pfbid023vsZ7mzLu4QqAexRyHAuyqAMoCbS4a1xSyTdmUrQFTFLDHUq9n98j18FpMG9eCMil #PS1inflation ===== impress 28 time 2022-05-08 06:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1523193091867348992 ========== "It's the economy!" Meaning inflation, meaning war in Ukraine and covid in China - global problems that Congress can't fix quickly. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/ohio-primary-issues-inflation/index.html So 2022 is bleak for Democrats - GOP blames them without having a clue about getting different results. #PS1inflation ===== impress 48 time 2022-05-03 14:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521497318780018691 ========== Inflation hits cooking oil. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-business-health-africa-688a358195a4723fc862cfe3f9e60474 Thank Putin for that! But if you're a Republican, blame Biden. #PS1inflation ===== impress 25 time 2022-05-03 04:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521351283059216385 ========== Five stages of inflation grief - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/02/democrats-experience-five-stages-of-grief-on-inflation/ There's nothing to be done about covid in China and the Ukraine war is up to Putin, so in the acceptance stage you say - let the GOP take over and take the blame since they haven't got a clue either. #PS1inflation ===== impress 104 time 2022-05-03 04:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1521349053396574208 ========== Why nobody's doing anything about gasoline prices. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/business/energy-environment/oil-us-europe-russia.html It makes no sense to invest in new drilling unless you can be sure the price of the product will pay for the drilling. Instead, oil companies face higher prices for materials and labor. #PS1inflation ===== impress 22 time 2022-05-02 03:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1520972686540697600 ========== Why air travel is so unreliable now. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/business/airlines-earnings-american-united.html Lots of passengers, not enough planes, pilots, air traffic controllers, security agents. Airlines will have to pay more, and so will travelers. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 69 time 2022-04-29 04:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1519893065594331136 ========== 4% inflation might become the new normal. If it's stable, we can adapt to it. https://www.fa-mag.com/news/inflation-s-new-normal-will-be-4---get-used-to-it-67308.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 8 time 2022-04-19 02:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516239130014806018 ========== Food price inflation doesn't bother you yet? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/widespread-famine-death-and-starvation-if-ukraine-ports-close-un/ar-AAWhMn3 It will! #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 5% impress 22 time 2022-04-18 16:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516089592943837188 ========== More inflation in food prices ahead. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-health-europe-c6a2d11380d3cb0c48d4c22703d1954e Most people would blame Putin. He'd blame Zelenskyy for not immediately surrendering without a fight. GOP of course will blame Biden. #PS1inflation ===== impress 28 time 2022-04-18 16:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1516086390995382278 ========== Think inflation might soon be under control? Maybe not! https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/17/economy/stocks-week-ahead/index.html The economic output lost to lockdowns is gone forever, with corresponding reductions in standard of living around the globe. #PS1inflation ===== impress 25 time 2022-04-18 05:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515918228085624836 ========== GOP governors want poor people to get back to normal - starving! https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-nebraska-iowa-des-moines-4ff5e0d51f61e6704f44dfc31279376a Why not? It polls well with their major donors! #PS1inflation ===== engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 32 likes 1 time 2022-04-16 13:34 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515322762415337472 ========== Global problems can only be solved by global cooperation. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-africa-middle-east-007c608c453b7a45e51b291d145792b3 #PS1inflation ===== impress 33 time 2022-04-16 00:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1515124827815743495 ========== GOP can blame Democrats for causing inflation, and then for causing a recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/opinion/interest-rates-inflation-federal-reserve.html They'll continue to do so even when they are in charge. #PS1inflation ===== impress 34 time 2022-04-15 01:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1514775460487467008 ========== The German ruling class was enjoying the benefits of globalization of energy resources. Just as the American ruling class was enjoying the benefits of globalization of manufacturing. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/opinion/germany-russia-ukraine-energy.html Until it all ended! More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1637743956570117 #PS1inflation ===== impress 29 time 2022-04-08 03:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512271565596946433 ========== Increased military spending means lower standard of living in Europe. https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-reshaping-europe-spends-115225865.html Putin's invasion casts a long shadow. #PS1inflation ===== impress 31 time 2022-04-08 01:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512248555402014722 ========== The globalization party is over. Thank Putin for that. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-business-health-inflation-9a197020ce3424589d8d4cc1ff5a82ea We can expect higher prices for almost everything and a consequent decline in standard of living. GOP will blame Biden but it's a global phenomenon. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 likes 1 time 2022-04-08 01:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512246461269889024 ========== New and used car prices are not going to get better after all. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-prices-865e3be7979d828c1fbd06743434d619 GOP will blame Biden for inflation, while also blaming him for not being tough enough on Russia, or for being too tough, depending on which GOP faction. #PS1inflation ===== impress 39 time 2022-04-07 13:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1512058749246054404 ========== Inflation no problem if you can pass it on to consumers! https://apnews.com/article/covid-business-health-prices-corporate-profits-d9e73bedbf926e804764804a2ab83b4d #PS1inflation ===== impress 16 time 2022-04-01 12:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509876421446946816 ========== Low cost or low risk? https://apnews.com/article/climate-biden-science-business-environment-7ffde796e44ccca24d0e2eecd3abfef4 An argument you will be hearing a lot more - is it better for Americans to pay higher prices than to support distant foreign producers who might be strategic competitors? #PS1inflation ===== impress 31 time 2022-03-31 13:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1509528411470921731 ========== Why don't we have more oil and gas drilling in America? Because bankers don't want to get burned again when the price drops. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/shale-oil-gas-ukraine-putin.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 31 time 2022-03-27 15:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1508106930702618625 ========== Reasons to imagine that inflation won't be as bad as 1980. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/opinion/inflation-united-states-economy.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 28 time 2022-03-25 04:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507215005099298819 ========== The end of globalization? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/business/blackrock-globalization/index.html Lowest-risk source has replace lowest-cost source, perhaps for a generation. US should pay a lot more attention to Canada and Mexico. #PS1inflation ===== impress 54 time 2022-03-25 03:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1507199568789745691 ========== Not a world war yet - https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/economy/economy-russia-ukraine-war/index.html But a world crisis of shortage/famine/inflation/depression. Blame Putin for starting the war or Zelenskyy for not surrendering immediately or Biden for leading the western support response for Ukraine? #PS1inflation ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 100 time 2022-03-24 14:21 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506999555761455118 ========== No quick fix on gas prices! https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-business-da75f38d60c1e820b5147fa9e25feca2 Not enough workers and equipment, and not enough assurance that prices will remain high long enough to make it worthwhile. No shortage of GOP criticism of Biden for not doing - what they couldn't do either. #PS1inflation ===== impress 29 time 2022-03-22 01:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1506074446498435072 ========== America allied with the Soviets in 1942. Now it may be time to hold our noses again, this time against Russia. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-miami-europe-caracas-fa4945453e304769b70ae906e0d82400 The Venezuelan exiles are a political force in Florida, but that state's probably lost to Democrats in 2022 anyway. #PS1inflation ===== impress 92 time 2022-03-10 15:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501937745257664525 ========== UAE might help replace Russian oil and gas. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/energy/oil-uae-production-increase/index.html #PS1inflation ===== impress 84 time 2022-03-10 00:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501718272101601281 ========== Republicans can criticize Biden for acting or for not acting, without ever coming up with a realistic scenario for avoiding inflation (other than leaving Ukraine to its sad fate - and that would only defer it to the next victim). https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/russia-energy-sanctions-republican-trap-biden/ #PS1inflation ===== impress 51 time 2022-03-08 06:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1501080017232560133 ========== Rocketing rents! Many causes and no short-term solutions One new cause is a major increase in corporate landlords buying up housing. https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-us-news-miami-florida-a4717c05df3cb0530b73a4fe998ec5d1 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1613555515655628 #PS1inflation ===== impress 14 time 2022-03-04 15:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1499761894806093828 ========== Why do people feel so bad about the economy? They've forgotten the 2009 recession and 1982 inflation? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/opinion/inflation-consumer-confidence.html Maybe it's that inflation is always a downer, and the feeling is aggravated by nonstop media coverage. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 52 likes 1 time 2022-02-05 04:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489823291766292480 ========== Food is getting more expensive globally. There's not much the US government could do about it in the short run. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/business/economy/food-prices-inflation-world.html In the long run - quit subsidizing climate change. But there might not be a very long run left. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 6% impress 16 likes 1 time 2022-02-04 23:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489736417429233665 ========== Now warehouse space is scarce, as the economy tries to undo 70 years of just-in-time logistics. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/warehouses-supply-chain.html All that cost driven out of supply chains has returned with a vengeance. #PS1inflation ===== impress 33 time 2022-02-03 05:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1489116394004234241 ========== Supply shortages breed supply shortages. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-356ad647382e6a3112becece5fdead97 There's nothing to be done in the short term, except cause a recession. Building new fabs in the US will help - in about five years. #PS1inflation ===== impress 45 time 2022-01-27 03:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486539463702441988 ========== No relief on gas prices soon. And there's nothing to be done about it. https://apnews.com/article/why-are-gas-oil-prices-high-c949cd59a39fc62b5c37eed6838484bd If there is no war in Ukraine, gas prices will keep rising more slowly. If there is war, gas prices will keep rising more quickly. #PS1inflation ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 52 time 2022-01-26 17:30 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1486391014013091840 ========== A very slight improvement - well in the future. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lifestyle-games-video-games-cb3e3a36f48416a25b5d00baa405f91a Supply chain issues take a while. Production in Ohio should be going well by 2026, so don't expect cheaper car prices soon. And fabbed chips will still be shipped overseas to be packaged. #PS1inflation ===== impress 60 time 2022-01-23 17:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1485305296603942914 ========== Teens will be driving big rigs across state lines. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/new-rule-will-allow-teens-to-drive-semi-trucks-across-state-lines/ Let's hope it alleviates some of the supply chain problem and thus reduces inflationary pressure. #PS1inflation ===== impress 25 time 2022-01-19 19:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1483891765635551232 ========== Price controls? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/business/economy/inflation-price-controls.html They didn't work last time. Don't expect them to work this time, except in times of total war. In the future, though, total wars will be over in 15 minutes. #PS1inflation ===== impress 37 time 2022-01-17 04:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482939416276525059 ========== A GOP dream come true! Omicron shutdowns and longshoreman contracts likely to complicate supply chains and fuel inflation, just before the election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/15/omicron-supply-chain-inflation/ GOP can blame Biden without ever admitting that they would be just as powerless as him! #PS1inflation ===== impress 48 time 2022-01-17 02:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1482905638728450050