Tuesday, October 11, 2022

COMMENTARY_ Biden’s inflation quickly making Americans poorer

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Biden’s inflation quickly making Americans poorer

Not even the ruling class in the Capitol can ignore prices anymore


Inflation Crisis for Biden Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times more >

COMMENTARY


By E. J. Antoni - - Tuesday, October 11, 2022

OPINION:



The sailor’s lament “water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink,” is reminiscent of how most Americans must feel today about their cost of living. For instance, there are plenty of homes and apartments across the country, but good luck finding one that’s affordable — inflation and interest rate hikes under President Biden have made that all but impossible.

Those two factors have made the average worker in America $4,200 poorer on an annual basis.

While White House officials are quick to cite the recent rapid increase in nominal wages, they somehow always leave out the fact that prices have risen even faster than wages, so that the average American’s larger paycheck actually buys less than it did before. The decline in real (adjusted for inflation) wages amounts to $3,000 per year.

In other words, the average worker in America has the equivalent of $3,000 less annually than he or she did in January 2021.

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