How did this goofball get elected? Were there 80 million voters who had no clue what they were getting into? I suspect there must be over 100 million Americans who are seriously disheartened by the skyrocketing costs that have hit us since Trump left office. How sad.
Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index included a jump in food prices of 0.9% in January, compared with a 0.5% increase in December.
Excluding food and energy costs, prices increased by 6% from January 2021 and January 2022, the largest increase since1982.
Latest inflation surge brings new political peril for Biden, Democrats
Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, further eroding worker wage gains and posing deepening election-year peril for Democrats.
www.washingtontimes.com
Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index included a jump in food prices of 0.9% in January, compared with a 0.5% increase in December.
Excluding food and energy costs, prices increased by 6% from January 2021 and January 2022, the largest increase since1982.