(08-18-2026 07:05 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(08-17-2026 04:22 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-17-2026 04:18 PM)BirdHawkEagle Wrote:  Presidents don't control economies, Tom.

Unless Donald Trump is POTUS, then it's his fault.

Please.

We're talking about gas prices and inflation, not the economy. Try to keep up please.

But if you want to talk economy, I've asked before, but not many have been able to yet show any metrics for what parts of the economy are better in this trump term than they were under Biden. Jobs, GDP, inflation, wage growth, etc.

By what new definition is inflation not a major factor in the overall economy?

In which post did I say or infer anything of the sort? Hint, I didn't.

But yes, it's a big factor...and it's not coming down to the norm and is likely to get worse as the price of diesel is not looking to come down anytime soon. Instead, it's likely to either maintain current prices or rise even more. And yes, the rise since this idiotic war started is squarely on trump.