As Housing, Gas, & Healthcare Costs Soar; Biden Admin Distracts With Ridiculous Brag About 16c Savings On July 4th BBQ Costs
[FONT="]With Independence Day upon us, the United States faces rising inflation and higher prices on many common commodities. Yet according to President Joe Biden’s administration, everything is just peachy.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The White House tweeted Thursday bragging that the average price of a cookout for July 4, 2021, is a whole 16 cents cheaper than last year.
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[FONT="]According to the White House, this incredibly minor decrease in the average price of a summer cookout proves “the Biden economic plan is working.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]There’s a glaring problem with this happy-go-lucky announcement filled with picnic puns: Prices on most common items have gone up since Biden took office.[/FONT]
[FONT="]According to the New York Post, a gallon of gas cost the average American $3.09 on Monday. That is the highest average heading into the July 4 weekend since 2014.[/FONT]
[FONT="]A big factor contributing to the soaring gas prices is a severe shortage of drivers for tank trucks in charge of delivering fuel to the gas stations.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It is all okay, though, because you can buy a pound of sliced cheese for 1 percent less than it would have cost you last July 4. Hooray![/FONT]
[FONT="]The Daily Wire perfectly summed up the irony of the situation in a Thursday tweet sarcastically celebrating the 16-cent savings.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics...n-distracts-ridiculous-brag-about-16c-savings[/FONT]
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[FONT="]With Independence Day upon us, the United States faces rising inflation and higher prices on many common commodities. Yet according to President Joe Biden’s administration, everything is just peachy.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The White House tweeted Thursday bragging that the average price of a cookout for July 4, 2021, is a whole 16 cents cheaper than last year.
[/FONT]
[FONT="]According to the White House, this incredibly minor decrease in the average price of a summer cookout proves “the Biden economic plan is working.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]There’s a glaring problem with this happy-go-lucky announcement filled with picnic puns: Prices on most common items have gone up since Biden took office.[/FONT]
[FONT="]According to the New York Post, a gallon of gas cost the average American $3.09 on Monday. That is the highest average heading into the July 4 weekend since 2014.[/FONT]
“Today, 89 percent of US gas stations are selling regular unleaded for $2.75 or more,” AAA spokesperson Jeanette McGee said.
“That is a stark increase over last July 4 when only a quarter of stations were selling gas for more than $2.25. Road trippers will pay the most to fill up for the holiday since 2014.”
[FONT="]This shows just how tone-deaf the White House’s tweet really was. Anyone who saves 16 cents on their picnic food will pay that and more in increased gas prices just to get to the grocery store or a friend’s house.[/FONT]“That is a stark increase over last July 4 when only a quarter of stations were selling gas for more than $2.25. Road trippers will pay the most to fill up for the holiday since 2014.”
[FONT="]A big factor contributing to the soaring gas prices is a severe shortage of drivers for tank trucks in charge of delivering fuel to the gas stations.[/FONT]
“It used to be an afterthought for station owners to schedule truck deliveries,” Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for the Oil Price Information Service, told CNN. “Now it’s job number one.
“What I’m worried about for July is the increased demand works out to about 2,500 to 3,000 more deliveries needed every day. There just aren’t the drivers to do that.”
[FONT="]Some gas stations fear they will run completely out of gas over the holiday weekend. The New York Post reported prices are likely to keep skyrocketing through at least the end of the summer.[/FONT]“What I’m worried about for July is the increased demand works out to about 2,500 to 3,000 more deliveries needed every day. There just aren’t the drivers to do that.”
[FONT="]It is all okay, though, because you can buy a pound of sliced cheese for 1 percent less than it would have cost you last July 4. Hooray![/FONT]
[FONT="]The Daily Wire perfectly summed up the irony of the situation in a Thursday tweet sarcastically celebrating the 16-cent savings.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics...n-distracts-ridiculous-brag-about-16c-savings[/FONT]
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https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1411135352178233349
lol they don't even care anymore, just gonna say w/e works
lol they don't even care anymore, just gonna say w/e works
EnFuego Going to get vetted I scared the shit out of him and he’s been AWOL ever since I confronted him about being a commissioned officer USAF.
EnFuego is from the state of Washington was stationed at the pentagon then stationed in MacDill AFB Florida don’t know where he is now. The FBI or DOD will have no problem finding his identity. I didn’t like him even before Trump.
EnFuego is from the state of Washington was stationed at the pentagon then stationed in MacDill AFB Florida don’t know where he is now. The FBI or DOD will have no problem finding his identity. I didn’t like him even before Trump.
Wonder what Biden policy is growing the stock markets?
Intentionally increasing energy costs? Nope, not remotely possible
Creating a humanitarian crisis at the border?
Letting boys play on girls' teams?
I know, I know, making Juneteenth a holiday? That could be it
Massive government handouts? OK, financial markets do love handouts, see 2008-2016. Economic markets?, not so much
the Trump vaccine and the end of lockdowns? Absolutely part of the solution
Truth is, Biden has not passed an economic plan, has not passed a budget, has not passed a infrastructure bill, has not even increased taxes yet. It's still Trump's economic policies in place, save for higher gas costs.
Intentionally increasing energy costs? Nope, not remotely possible
Creating a humanitarian crisis at the border?
Letting boys play on girls' teams?
I know, I know, making Juneteenth a holiday? That could be it
Massive government handouts? OK, financial markets do love handouts, see 2008-2016. Economic markets?, not so much
the Trump vaccine and the end of lockdowns? Absolutely part of the solution
Truth is, Biden has not passed an economic plan, has not passed a budget, has not passed a infrastructure bill, has not even increased taxes yet. It's still Trump's economic policies in place, save for higher gas costs.
Anyone else see the irony in this behavior? I know Biggins don't
Most would agree that if everything was great or everything was terrible, sleepy Joe would have very little to do with it. They give him his notes first thing in the morning and he fakes his way through two hours and then back for pudding, a nap, dinner at 4:30 and back to bed by seven. The Chinese see their opportunity as clearly as half of America does.
