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blame Donald Trump (just like they did Biden before) Respectfully disagree. Republican presidents get a lot more economic leeway than Dem presidents, especiall
by bediger4000 10mo ago
blame Donald Trump (just like they did Biden before)
Respectfully disagree. Republican presidents get a lot more economic leeway than Dem presidents, especially from the media. This has puzzled me my entire adult life. Inflation will bother media and public, but not to the same extent it did 2021-22.
- SpicyLemonZest 10mo agoThe last time inflation was that high was 1973-1982, and the incumbent lost both presidential elections within those years.
- bediger4000 10mo agoSure, but the Republican president gets credit for economic good news thing is beyond just inflation.
- kentm 10mo agoCase in point, you’d think by how things are reported that Trump brought down inflation. But inflation was down when Biden left office and Trump has done nothing to improve it.
- overfeed 10mo ago> This has puzzled me my entire adult life. Big media works for the capital class, community newspapers and other forms of local news that are largely pro-public have been gutted. The remaining large-ish public media orgs (PBS, NPR) are currently under attack to consolidate corporate-friendly agenda-setting.