Political Quotes

“Mr. President, summer is an exciting time of year for many Americans. It is a time for adventure, for relaxation, for quality time spent with friends and family. But, like seemingly everything else, summer activities are more expensive in the Biden economy. The cost of gas for a family trip is up 45 percent since President Biden took office. Food for a summer cookout costs 10 percent more than it did last year. And fees for summer camp are giving parents sticker shock. Even just keeping the house cool has climbed 8 percent since last summer to over $700. And, of course, this is a small sampling of what Americans have been going through for the past 3-plus years. Last week's inflation report confirmed again what Americans know all too well, inflation is still a problem. Overall, prices are up more than 20 percent since President Biden took office. The cost of groceries is up 21 percent. Energy costs are up 41 percent. Car repairs and maintenance are up 30 percent. And the list goes on. All told, it costs a typical family $13,000 more per year to maintain the standard of living that family enjoyed when President Biden took office--$13,000 more, just to buy the exact same things you were buying 3 years ago. As one mother of three told the New York Times: We're spending way more to get the same amount of food that we were getting before. The inflation rate has been elevated for 38 months. Understandably, many people are at the end of their ropes.…”