And? That doesn’t somehow make their jobs less worthy
Part of that is that the jobs just shifted to the private sector under government contracts to provide the services for which the “government jobs” were eliminated. The grift will be more expensive than the payroll was.
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And that was the plan all along.
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Gas prices aren’t going back to February price levels this year.
Inflation is at 3.3% which is highest since early 2024. And this will get worse before it gets better.
It’s the “worst” type of inflation because the fillup at the pump smacks
you in the face weekly. What was $26/week fillup is now $40. From
a consumer sentiment standpoint, dramatic gas price increases is maybe even above grocery price increases in terms of feeling angry.
And those will follow.
.9% in a month is an annual rate of 10.8%.
This is the highest inflation we’ve seen since 2022, caused by COVID shutdown and reopening.
Todays rates are 100% caused by one man.
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Well, rates haven’t moved much, these numbers were expected.
If you exclude food & energy, the rate is .2 vs .3 expected. Interesting, food was up 0%.
Obviously, the stock market is unfazed
I’ve heard that one before… The stock market is fine, GDP is good, etc.
The stock market grew from 2021-2025 too.
Wall Street isn’t Main Street.
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If we take out just the bad stuff then it looks ok.
FTFY
Thing is CPI is the most referenced inflation measure and exactly what I’m sure you used to criticize the last POTUS.
Stock market is down today and it’s a different stat.
CPI is up, in part at least, due to things that happens last year not just recently. This monthly rate might stay the same for a long while or even go up.
All due to one person.
Bless your heart, you like adjusting to your argument. Excluding food & fuel is Core CPI which is what bond buyers look at.
That’s okay, though, you just want to rant against the current administration, I understand.
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Understand this.
The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey released Friday showed that sentiment declined 11% early this month to a reading of 47.6, lower than anything seen in the post World War II era, including during the Great Recession, the pandemic downturn and the historic inflation surge afterward.
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Promises kept! 
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