The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 363 of the In The Tank Podcast. Despite continued high inflation numbers, stock market drops, and a shaky housing market, the Biden Administration thought is was a good time to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Also, major credit card companies have taken action that will essentially create a national gun registry.

PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 40-YEAR HIGH INFLATION

The Federalist - The Biden Administration Isn’t Interested In Governing But In Criminalizing The Opposition
https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/14/the-biden-administration-isnt-interested-in-governing-but-in-criminalizing-the-opposition/

NYP - White House throws ‘inflation reduction’ party with James Taylor as stocks crash over dismal 8.3% rate
https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/gop-slams-biden-for-out-of-touch-inflation-celebration/

Washington Post - ‘This is your victory,’ Biden celebrates Inflation Reduction Act
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/13/biden-inflation-reduction-act/

AP News - Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent
https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-881c8411bad80180f025e138f0bd444e

CNN - The Fed could crash the housing market
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html

NPR - Inflation is crushing rural America and may even drive people to the cities
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1112915507/inflation-rural-america-gas-prices-economy

US JEC - State Inflation Tracker: July 2022
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2022/8/state-inflation-tracker-july-2022

SECONDARY TOPIC – MAJOR CREDIT CARDS CREATING A GUN REGISTRY

The Federalist - Credit Card Giants Conspire With Democrats To Monitor Consumer Gun Purchases
https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/12/credit-card-giants-conspire-with-democrats-to-monitor-consumer-gun-purchases/

Axios - Credit card companies to track gun store purchases
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/12/gun-stores-credit-cards-visa-mastercard-american-express

Business Insider - Trucking giant Saia says it will no longer transport firearms that are fully or partly assembled
https://www.businessinsider.com/trucking-company-saia-will-no-longer-transport-guns-firearms-2022-6

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