S2 | SS34: Why is everything so expensive?!

Biden says it’s Putin’s fault; Fox News says it’s Biden’s fault; but the one thing most Americans know is that shit has gotten real expensive. Inflation is high, gas prices are high, and confidence in the health of the US economy is really, really low.  So, we want to take some time to talk about what the hell is going on. 

No, you’re not experiencing deja vu right now. We’ve covered these topics before - recently, actually,  but a lot has changed since we talked about inflation around Christmastime. And even more since we looked at gas prices in September. This episode will include a significant amount of recap information from previous episodes, so if you listened to those you might hear some content that sounds familiar. If you didn’t, don’t worry; we’ll give you enough background to make sure you can follow along.  

Then, there’s plenty of new information to cover including whether the conflict in Ukraine is contributing to rising inflation, whether or not we can blame Joe Biden for how much it cost to fill our gas tanks this week, and yeah, we’re going to talk about that Ben Shapiro video (even though it hurts).

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