How did this goofball get elected?  Were there 80 million voters who had no clue what they were getting into?  I suspect there must be over 100 million Americans who are seriously disheartened by the skyrocketing costs that have hit us since Trump left office.  How sad.
	
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
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Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index included a jump in food prices of 0.9% in January, compared with a 0.5% increase in December.
Excluding food and energy costs, prices increased by 6% from January 2021 and January 2022, the largest increase since1982.
			
			 
					
				Latest inflation surge brings new political peril for Biden, Democrats
Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, further eroding worker wage gains and posing deepening election-year peril for Democrats.
				Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index included a jump in food prices of 0.9% in January, compared with a 0.5% increase in December.
Excluding food and energy costs, prices increased by 6% from January 2021 and January 2022, the largest increase since1982.
 
				 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		


