Prickly City by Scott Stantis for June 05, 2023

I believe I may actually have a WIN button. I think it’s with my “Nixon’s the One” buttons.

Republicans actually believe that market concentration and Pricing Power have no effect on inflation whatsoever.

Those analysis skills.

Geezer alert.

We can stop inflation with a PR campaign.

Along with corporate profits.

People always state the definition of inflation as the cause of inflation. What’s the line? Every unhappy family has its own story…

Ford wasn’t entirely wrong; 70’s inflation was partially rooted in the public’s perception. Expectations of inflation had to be eliminated.

sadtoon, as in pathetic…………………….ok, pathetictoon

The inflation rate for consumer prices in the United States of America moved over the past 62 years between -0.4% and 13.5%. For 2022, an inflation rate of 8.0% was calculated.

During the observation period from 1960 to 2022, the average inflation rate was 3.8% per year. Overall, the price increase was 903.96%. An item that cost 100 dollars in 1960 costs 1,003.96 dollars at the beginning of 2023.

For April 2023, the year-over-year inflation rate was 4.9%.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America

Its all Magratheas fault

Hopefully the government has stopped printing excess money for “relief” and the value of money will settle into a new, stable place.

“Whip Inflation Now”? Thankfully corporal punishment went out of vogue over the past 50 years, that’s some progress.

When the WIN buttons were first issued in 1974. Alabama Governor George Wallace was seen wearing one. When asked about it he said, “WIN! Wallace In November!”