The Schaftlein Report

Topics: 1) Consumer Price Index up 7% and Producer Price Index up 9.7% in 2021 - With Supply Chain disruptions and too much money printing from the Federal Reserve, Where do we go from here? 2) Energy prices are up 59% last year and oil is hovering around $84 today, gasoline and heating oil prices are causing pain for Americans - The Biden energy policies are part of the cause for this 3) Real Hourly Wages fell by 2.7% from a year earlier despite significant wage gains and a tight labor market - Inflation was greater than the wage gains 4) U.S. government has spent $6T on Covid since the pandemic started and now Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell is ready to raise interest rates in March along with possibly 3-4 additional hikes - What effect will this have on the economy? 5) Republicans expect inflation to run 7% in 2022 - Democrats expect 3% - What explains this large gap? 6) Consumer Sentiment fell to 68.8% in January, the 2nd lowest level in a decade - For those earning less than $100K, the reading collapsed 10% from December to January 7) With Lael Brainard's Senate Vote pending, questions about her positions come into focus - She states Inflation is the top issue to fight *Is a potential leftward shift in Fed policy by broadening its goals from stable employment and inflation to push climate change and racial diversity? 8) Senators Sinema and Manchin come under widespread Democratic criticism for blocking changes to the filibuster requiring 60 votes to pass legislation *By doing this, they helped preserve the integrity that is left in our governmental system - Senate Majority Leader Schumer pushes forward to his second major defeat

Topics: 1) The Biden Agenda Dead or can he triangulate toward the middle? *We've seen nothing to indicate he will do this as he is beholden to his radical base and the leftists in the White House will NOT permit it 2) Policy Losses Mount *Filibuster - Sen. Sinema say NO *Vaccine Mandates - Supreme Court says NO *Build Back Better - Sen. Manchin says NO *Voting Rights - Divisive Speech looks like the bill has NO Republican support and will be Filibustered - Sen. Schumer sets vote this week. *Inflation Running Hot - Replace Yellin? - He's lost the people *Covid - Little Progress *No more $300Children Payments (for now) *No Climate Bills (for now) *Border - Still wide open 3) In Virginia, the new Governor Glen Youngkin abolishes Critical Race Theory and removes Vaccine Mandates 4) From the Lunatic Democratic Left: 59% of Unvaxxed should be confined to home, 45% placed in Designated Facilities and 48% fined or incarcerated 5) In January 2021, more people identified at Democratic or leaning Democratic by 49-40% - Now, those numbers have flipped 14 points to 42 Democrat and 47 Republican, +9 to -5

Topics: 1) Inflation concerns are everywhere with Wholesale price increases of 9.7% being highest ever recorded - The Federal Reserve indicates Rate Hikes coming in March 2) Biden visits the Senate in a Futile Effort to roll back the Filibuster for a horrific piece of Legislation to Federalize Elections - The House passed the bill earlier today *Democrats don't have the votes to cheat by changing the Law so they try to change the rules of the Senate **Sen. Schumer leads the charge despite his previous support FOR the Filibuster 3) Biden Approval Rating CRASHES to 33%, Disapproval at 57% - an ALL Time LOW Hispanic approval - 28% Whites - 32% Black - 57% Economy approval - 34% Covid Response - 39% Dividing the Nation - 49% **Confidence in Biden and Health Officials is eroding 4) Inflation and Covid are top 2 issues voters care about by a huge margin 5) Tony discusses Censorship in America and specifically in the Publishing business and Media Lies about "Election Reform" 6) ICE arrests at the border are way down following lenient Biden policies by radical leftists 7) Administration to purchase 500M test kits 8) Good News - Federal Budget Shrinks as government revenues soar - Lowest in 2 years

Topics: 1) Mark discusses his book and the Ramifications for society 2) Inflation in December hits 7%, the biggest jump since 1982 3) Core CPI excluding food and energy hits 5.5% 4) Energy prices up 49% and heating oil up 41%, used cars up 37%, new cars up 12% 5) Biden lies about Voting Rights in Georgia Speech - McConnell: "I do not recognize the man. He is incoherent and ranting false narratives" 6) Democrats consider Student Loan forgiveness next? $10K to $50K 7) Trump would easily beat Biden in 2024 match

Topics: 1) Kenny updates continued efforts to downplay achievements among Asian Americans - An update since his last appearance 2) Democrats continue push to change filibuster over Voting Rights - Sen. Manchin says 'No' and Sen. McConnell threatens floor takeover 3) Department of Justice, Merrick Garland and the White House orchestrated a letter from the National School Board Association claiming Parents are Domestic Terrorists for voicing their opinions against CRT at School Board Meetings 4) Over 200 Colleges require students to undergo CRT training although sometimes calling it something else 5) Justice Department has created a Domestic Terrorism Unit - Why? They say to combat 800 investigations currently ongoing? 6) CA Gov. Newsom is proposing Medicaid to be paid to Illegal Immigrants 7) Hospitalizations reach 145K for Covid and there were 1.35M new infections on Monday 8) In Economic news, Fed Chairman Powell now says Inflation poses a major threat to the job market recovery as interest rates are set to rise - We've been telling you this for months

Topics: 1) Biden Credibility on Omicron comes into Question as cases spread *A personal account: "As Covid goes, so goes the Biden Presidency" - Chuck Todd 2) NYC District Attorney will reduce sentences for Violent Crimes such as armed robbery, trespassing, resisting arrest, theft from stores and drug dealing 3) NYC will now allow Illegal Immigrants to Vote in local elections - They make up 1 out of 8 voters 4) 76% of Americans do not believe Jan 6 was an Insurrection - Riot yes 5) Senators Ron Johnson and John Thune will run for Re-Election in Wisconsin and South Dakota 6) Biden to Push Voting Rights in Georgia Speech - Schumer presses ahead against filibuster odds 7) Stocks under pressure as fear of Interest rates rising dampens technology stocks 8) Tragedy - 17 killed in Bronx apartment Fire, including 8 children 9) Americans frustrated - Encounter desolate grocery shelves - #BareShelvesBiden

Topics: 1. January 6 - anniversary of capitol riot 2. Ashli Babbitt killed 3. True the vote Georgia Secretary of State ballot harvesting investigation 4. Civil war law to block present day Republicans involved in so called insurrection 5. US Senator Chuck Schumer seeking 60-vote filibuster removal to federalize elections 6. Dick Cheney at US Capitol opposing America First Policies 7. CNN dismal ratings 8. Covid variants, masks

Topics: 1) CDC's New COVID Guidance non-sense - A complete 180 from a couple of days ago 2) Democrats use Jan 6 Anniversary to push removal of the Filibuster 3) Outgoing VA Governor Ralph Northam blames motorists for the I-95 Debale - this includes Virginia Sen. Tim Kane 4) Chicago Teachers Union voted to halt in-person classes - Superintendent canceled remote school completely 5) Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot is completely off the rails - requesting to halt electronic monitoring for 'violent, dangerous' offenders when they are out on bail 6) Pope Francis says couples who don't want kids but choose pets are SELFISH and "takes away our humanity"

Topics: 1) Democrats hit the Pause Button on Build Back Better Climate and Social Spending Bill - Finally Reality Sets IN 2) Sen. Chuck Schumer pushes ending the Filibuster with the Nuclear Option for Voting Rights effort - Sen. Joe Manchin says "that's a Heavy Lift" 3) A Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon from punishing Navy Seals who refused the Covid vaccine 4) Biden Reimposes Trump's Remain-in-Mexico Policy 5) Biden Economic Ratings are below Jimmy Carter - CNBC Polls have him at 60% Disapproval on his handling of the economy 6) USA Today Poll has Biden at 40% - A new low for that poll 7) In 2020 Donald Trump was the Most Admired man in America - The media would not tell the story unlike when Obama was winning the title *Guess What, they did not release the poll results for 2021 8) Will Biden be Impeached if Republicans gain control of Congress this year? 9) DeFund the Police has now changed to the following in blue cities: A. Increased Budget Funding for police B. More Aggressive policing Measures C. Harsher Penalties being considered D. Request for Federal Assistance E. Help with Recruiting, Hiring, Retention and Morale which were hurt severely during the DeFund fiasco

1) Sen. Schumer signals he will try to change the Filibuster to advance Voting Rights Legislation in an effort to Federalize Election Laws - They continue lying to their base 2) In Early Speculation that Speaker Pelosi will retire after the mid terms, Democrats float names of possible successors including Hakeem Jeffries and Ro Khanna *They are finally realizing they will lose 40-80 seats 3) AOC "Roaster" over her "Sexual Frustration" tweet toward Republicans for going maskless in Miami - Escape from NY 4) In Climate Change News, Germany rejects Nuclear Power with a plan to close its remaining two nuclear power plants and rely on Natural Gas until Alternative Energy becomes financially feasible - France moves ahead with multiple strategies for energy *In the US, heavy snow hits the northeast - Surprise it's winter! 5) 2,300 flights cancelled today as airlines battle Omicron 6) Biden and Harris plan 1-6 speeches to milk 2021 events for purely political purposes - Guess What - Nobody Cares!!! 7) Meat and Poultry prices skyrocket - Biden of course blames the Meat Packing companies while the companies blame labor shortages, gas prices and supply chain disruptions *Biden agrees to spend $1B to try resolving the issue to expand capacity 8) In new polling, Hispanics continue to abandon the Democratic Party and are now split evenly with Republicans - This is a 23-point drop from last year 9) NY State to prioritize non-white people to distribute low supply of Covid 19 treatments - No wonder people are fleeing NY 10) In NFL news, Antonio Brown is no longer a Tampa Bay Buc after his bizarre quit during the game Sunday 11) In Covid News, FL Gov. DeSantis asks the Feds to allow the state to purchase Monoclonnal Antibody treatments *The Federal Government has cornered the market and controls the supply