Can the Damage the Left and Joe Biden Are Doing to the Nation Be Fixed?

By Robin Itzler

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Whether inflation goes up or down 1/10 of 1 percent each month, the FACT is that the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) is UP 20 percent in the three-plus years that Biden has occupied the Oval Office.

In April, inflation was 3.4 percent. In May, it was 3.3 percent. Democrats insanely celebrated that inflation had gone “down” 1/10 of 1 percent. Did you notice anything when you went food shopping? However, Americans are still spending an average of 20 percent MORE than when Trump was in office.

Many regularly purchased items have increased much more than 20 percent. This means that every week Americans are reminded that inflation is much higher than when Donald Trump was in the White House. From the Tipp Insights editorial board (June 15, 2024) 

“Bidenflation at 19.4% Hammers Americans, Crushing Purchasing Power” – The dark reality of Bidenomics is the alarming 19.4% inflation under the President’s watch, which is 5.8% annually. When he took office, inflation was at just 1.4%. Since March 2021, it has stayed above the Federal Reserve's 2% target (39 consecutive months).

The Department of Agriculture reports that a family of four on a budget conscious USDA plan spent $675 per month on food when Donald Trump left office. Now under Joe Biden, they are paying $975 per month for the same groceries. That is a massive 40 percent increase!

Do Americans give a damn about Trump being found guilty for a bookkeeping mistake when they can’t afford to buy groceries?

Here are more Biden/Democrat “successes” and there’s one all Patriots will celebrate: 

1. Agilent Technologies (laboratory technology) – Announced 184 California workers are being laid off.
2. Ferri Grocery Stores (food retail) – Located in small communities in Pennsylvania, have closed its doors.
3. Intelligent Solutions Group (computer consultants) – 60 salaried employees from its Urbandale, Iowa office will be out of a job the first week of August.
4. John Deere (farming equipment manufacturing) – 60 salaried employees from its Intelligent Solutions Group that are based out of Ubandale, Iowa will see their jobs disappear the first week of August. Prior to the announcement and knowing layoffs would take place, about 100 employees opted for early retirement.
5. Mainline Pharmacy (pharmacy retail) – closed its 11 locations throughout western Pennsylvania.
6. Microsoft Corporation (technology) – laid off 10,000 employees in 2023 and announced it will be letting go about 1,000 more employees. It’s expected most layoffs will be in the Mixed Reality Department.
7. Northrop Grumman (aerospace and defense contractor) – announced layoffs in Arizona.
8. Southern Poverty Law Center (leftist organization) – Will be axing about 60 jobs (20 percent) of its workforce. The SPLC frequently goes after Conservative and Republican groups and organizations, labeling them “hate groups.” Interestingly, CharityWatch rates SPLC with an “F” for “hoarding” donations.
9. University Hospital (medical) – Is reducing its leadership structure by 10 percent and laying off 300 employees.
10. University of the Arts – unexpectedly closed its doors on June 8. Located in Philadelphia, UArts laid off 600 employees.

Leftist economic and social policies have always been disastrous going back to the French Revolution.  So why do so many in commence embrace them?