Joe Biden’s dismal approval ratings have led to much spinning by the media as they try to absolve the geriatric Democrat’s disastrous policies for the long-lasting economic malaise that threatens to make him a one-and-done president but one elitist rag has taken gaslighting to an entirely new level.
With Democrat hopes of retaining control of the White House resting on the big lie that “Bidenomics” has been a driving force of a new American prosperity instead of the budget-busting beatdown of a prolonged period of inflation that at one point, was the highest in four decades, one writer at “The Atlantic” is pointing the finger of blame for high prices at Americans who just won’t stop buying stuff.
“Inflation is your fault, “according to the outlet which serves as the gospel for Acela Corridor cultural elitist snobs. “If people are so mad about high prices, why do they keep buying so many expensive things?
“You would think, with prices as high as they are, that Americans would have tempered their enthusiasm for shopping,” @AnnieLowrey writes. “This is not what has happened.” People may be mad about inflation, but not enough to change their buying habits. https://t.co/gfcWKzs10E
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2023
“You would think, with prices as high as they are, that Americans would have tempered their enthusiasm for shopping of late; that they would have pulled back spending on luxury items; that they would have sought out budget and basic options, bought smaller packages, fewer things,” writes Annie Lowrey. “This is not what has happened. Consumer spending rose 0.2 percent, after accounting for higher prices, in October, the most recent month for which the government has data. Online shopping jumped 7.8 percent over the Thanksgiving long weekend, more than analysts had anticipated.”
“People hate inflation, just not enough to spend less: This is one of the central tensions of today’s economy, in which things are going great yet everyone is miserable. And in some ways, Americans have nobody to blame but themselves,” she states.
While the author tosses out some examples of higher spending being on luxury items like “new cars, dishwashers, cruise vacations, jewelry,” X users called B.S., pointing out that the items that regular Americans are spending more for are basic necessities like food and housing.
Yeah, we’re weird that way.
We keep buying food.
And we keep buying gas, so we can drive to work to pay for our food.
Unfortunately, we also keep paying those pesky utilities, so we can refrigerate and cook our food.
And rent. Yeah, we keep paying that.
We’re terrible.
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) December 2, 2023
The people complaining about the price of gruel.
The Atlantic response: why aren’t they thinning out their gruel
— Ben Matlock’s Seersucker Suit (@kindlyinquisitr) December 2, 2023
Perhaps the most out-of-touch commentary I’ve seen today, which is saying something. It’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so asinine to conflate “shopping” enthusiasm with the current pain of buying necessities at the grocery store, not that someone like @AnnieLowrey would have a clue.
— Nathan (@holocenotaph) December 2, 2023
I buy expensive things like groceries because I like to not starve. I’m sorry for causing inflation because I want to eat, everybody.
— Just Some Guy (@jeremylatzke) December 2, 2023
Just like it’s her fault he abused her. You journalists are moving well past mere contempt at this point.
— Aldous Huxley’s Ghost™ (@AF632) December 2, 2023
The Atlantic continues to show how much they hate Americans.
— Billy Boi (@BillTheFeline) December 2, 2023
My bad. I’ll quit feeding my kids post haste.
— Parsnips (@Parsnippersmom) December 2, 2023
An editor actually said this was good enough to print.
— LG in AZ (@myfoureyedtribe) December 2, 2023
One user pointed out the hypocrisy of the ruling class and its dutiful media scribes and how the narrative has shifted now that Biden’s political survival is at stake.
2 years ago today, the media told us inflation was actually a good thing.
Today, they’re now blaming us for inflation.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) December 2, 2023
In other news, 2+2=5.
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