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ck4829

(38,160 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:53 AM 4 hrs ago

Fox News defined inflation through food, energy prices under Biden. Doesn't want you to do that for Trump.

Fox Business' Phil Flynn says inflation isn't too bad “when you exclude food and energy”

PHIL FLYNN (FOX BUSINESS CONTRIBUTOR): The biggest wild card in this inflation thing right now is oil. And there's a debate. Should you -- when you have an oil crisis, perhaps the wrong thing to do is to raise interest rates because you can slow the economy and make things worse for people who are struggling, right? But, if we're past that point, then you could potentially raise rates to lower overall inflation.

But even though inflation's been coming in hot, Bret, I'm seeing signs, when you exclude food and energy, it could be leveling out. You know, we saw inflation exceptions fall from the University of Michigan. You know, we've seen the core rates start to cool off a bit. We may have seen peak inflation. And if we get this oil deal, you know, we could be talking about disinflation, hopefully next year.

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-business-phil-flynn-says-inflation-isnt-too-bad-when-you-exclude-food-and-energy

Really?

https://www.google.com/search?q=fox+business+biden+inflation

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Fox News defined inflation through food, energy prices under Biden. Doesn't want you to do that for Trump. (Original Post) ck4829 4 hrs ago OP
Only little people worry about food costs displacedvermoter 3 hrs ago #1
that's cuz the stupid tariffs were stopped. mopinko 2 hrs ago #2
sh sh don't make the Repubs do some critical thinking they might figure out how they are supporting the rich Stargazer99 1 hr ago #3

displacedvermoter

(5,202 posts)
1. Only little people worry about food costs
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:26 AM
3 hrs ago

and the cost of gasoline needed to get to work, peasants. Let them eat sauerkraut...

mopinko

(74,186 posts)
2. that's cuz the stupid tariffs were stopped.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:25 AM
2 hrs ago

stuff like appliances and electronics r slowly coming down after jumping w the tariffs. and by slowly, i mean that there’s sales. not permanent drops, short term manipulation, cuz they’ve gotten out of control.
much of the price jumps were just gouging they cd blame on tariffs. they’re not giving that up.

Stargazer99

(3,601 posts)
3. sh sh don't make the Repubs do some critical thinking they might figure out how they are supporting the rich
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:08 AM
1 hr ago

and possibly not like that!

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