363. Biden Admin Celebrates 40-Year High Inflation

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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