President Biden's Infrastructure Plans

[thebeave]

Again with the clothes.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Again with the clothes.

Definitely feels like a right-winger bitch fest thing to be discussing, indeed. No one discussing what President was wearing. And other than a tan coat worn by Obama, male dress is almost never discussed. What Sen. Sinema or VP Harris is wearing is so utterly unimportant.

 

[ZiprHead]

17 Nobel Prize–winning economists back Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan

Seventeen recipients of the Nobel Prize in economics signed a letter in support of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package on Monday. They refuted arguments made by Republicans and moderate Democrats that the massive "human infrastructure" bill—which would provide funding to expand education, health care, child care, and climate efforts—is far too expensive.

The economists also came out in support of a proposed $2.9 trillion increase in taxes to pay for the program. The new rates, which would mostly impact the wealthiest Americans and large, multinational corporations, would represent the largest tax increase in decades.

“While we all have different views on the particulars of various economic policies, we believe that key components of this broader agenda are critical—including tax reforms that make our tax system more equitable and that enable our system to raise the additional funds required to facilitate necessary public investments and achieve our collective goals,” the economists wrote. “Because this agenda invests in long-term economic capacity and will enhance the ability of more Americans to participate productively in the economy, it will ease longer-term inflationary pressures.”

 

[TV and credit cards]

Same-sex couples may get a tax break from Democrats’ $1.75 trillion social plan

Good for them.

It would be nice if they would write in to the bill to stop subtracting VA disability from military retirement but you know, few people are "supporting" or even "hearting" the troops these days so we go back to our role as "We few, We forgotten, We veterans".
Oh well. Nice guys (and by nice guys I mean me) finish last.

 

[thebeave]

Again with the clothes.

Definitely feels like a right-winger bitch fest thing to be discussing, indeed. No one discussing what President was wearing. And other than a tan coat worn by Obama, male dress is almost never discussed. What Sen. Sinema or VP Harris is wearing is so utterly unimportant.

Huh? What are you on about? How is this a right winger bitch fest? If anything, I'm on the side of feminists on this one. What would you think if male newscasters routinely made comments on the nightly news about what the female politicians are wearing that day, as though they're putting on some sort of fashion show for the prurient interests of the men watching? Or alternatively, for the women audience, as though their dress-of-the-day comments are so that the women have a reason to tune in to the news.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Again with the clothes.

Definitely feels like a right-winger bitch fest thing to be discussing, indeed. No one discussing what President was wearing. And other than a tan coat worn by Obama, male dress is almost never discussed. What Sen. Sinema or VP Harris is wearing is so utterly unimportant.

Huh? What are you on about? How is this a right winger bitch fest?

It isn't. It just sounds like one. If Fox News was whining about their dress, we'd be whining about Fox News complaining about it.

If anything, I'm on the side of feminists on this one. What would you think if male newscasters routinely made comments on the nightly news about what the female politicians are wearing that day, as though they're putting on some sort of fashion show for the prurient interests of the men watching? Or alternatively, for the women audience, as though their dress-of-the-day comments are so that the women have a reason to tune in to the news.

I already said as much in my post.

 

[lpetrich]

Secretary Pete careening toward a GOP buzzsaw over infrastructure cash - POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg's potentially legacy-making opportunity to help steer $550 billion in new infrastructure cash also offers Republicans their best opening yet to hobble his political future.

His agency’s newly filled coffers will give Buttigieg the chance to blitz the airwaves and crisscross the country handing out money for bridges and roads, further adding to his already robust media presence. But such huge dollar signs also mean Buttigieg will face aggressive oversight for how the Department of Transportation spends the funds, and any hint of waste or abuse — even outside his direct control — could endanger his prospects in a potential presidential run.

...
On the Republican side, the political rewards for finding fault with the program will be immense, especially given the administration’s plans to sell infrastructure to Americans as a high-water mark for Biden. In addition, many of Biden’s priorities — transit, walkable and bikeable streets, passenger rail — will shower money on big, blue coastal cities, inviting accusations of favoritism to Democratic strongholds.

“Most Republicans didn't vote for this bill,” said Democratic strategist and pollster Mark Mellman, whose clients have included dozens of members of Congress. “Some of those Republicans are going to be claiming credit anyway. Others will be looking for opportunities to rub somebody’s nose in bad results. Some will be doing both. But a lot of people will be looking for problems with how this money is spent.”

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Secretary Pete careening toward a GOP buzzsaw over infrastructure cash - POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg's potentially legacy-making opportunity to help steer $550 billion in new infrastructure cash also offers Republicans their best opening yet to hobble his political future.

His agency’s newly filled coffers will give Buttigieg the chance to blitz the airwaves and crisscross the country handing out money for bridges and roads, further adding to his already robust media presence. But such huge dollar signs also mean Buttigieg will face aggressive oversight for how the Department of Transportation spends the funds, and any hint of waste or abuse — even outside his direct control — could endanger his prospects in a potential presidential run.

...
On the Republican side, the political rewards for finding fault with the program will be immense, especially given the administration’s plans to sell infrastructure to Americans as a high-water mark for Biden. In addition, many of Biden’s priorities — transit, walkable and bikeable streets, passenger rail — will shower money on big, blue coastal cities, inviting accusations of favoritism to Democratic strongholds.

“Most Republicans didn't vote for this bill,” said Democratic strategist and pollster Mark Mellman, whose clients have included dozens of members of Congress. “Some of those Republicans are going to be claiming credit anyway. Others will be looking for opportunities to rub somebody’s nose in bad results. Some will be doing both. But a lot of people will be looking for problems with how this money is spent.”

Let's be realistic, though, most of the partisan whining from the Right will not come from actual real issues of corruption or waste, but will be made up propaganda and bizarre conservative media trends like talk about clothing or something.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

 

[Harry Bosch]

Secretary Pete careening toward a GOP buzzsaw over infrastructure cash - POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg's potentially legacy-making opportunity to help steer $550 billion in new infrastructure cash also offers Republicans their best opening yet to hobble his political future.

His agency’s newly filled coffers will give Buttigieg the chance to blitz the airwaves and crisscross the country handing out money for bridges and roads, further adding to his already robust media presence. But such huge dollar signs also mean Buttigieg will face aggressive oversight for how the Department of Transportation spends the funds, and any hint of waste or abuse — even outside his direct control — could endanger his prospects in a potential presidential run.

...
On the Republican side, the political rewards for finding fault with the program will be immense, especially given the administration’s plans to sell infrastructure to Americans as a high-water mark for Biden. In addition, many of Biden’s priorities — transit, walkable and bikeable streets, passenger rail — will shower money on big, blue coastal cities, inviting accusations of favoritism to Democratic strongholds.

“Most Republicans didn't vote for this bill,” said Democratic strategist and pollster Mark Mellman, whose clients have included dozens of members of Congress. “Some of those Republicans are going to be claiming credit anyway. Others will be looking for opportunities to rub somebody’s nose in bad results. Some will be doing both. But a lot of people will be looking for problems with how this money is spent.”

Secretary Pete careening toward a GOP buzzsaw over infrastructure cash - POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg's potentially legacy-making opportunity to help steer $550 billion in new infrastructure cash also offers Republicans their best opening yet to hobble his political future.

His agency’s newly filled coffers will give Buttigieg the chance to blitz the airwaves and crisscross the country handing out money for bridges and roads, further adding to his already robust media presence. But such huge dollar signs also mean Buttigieg will face aggressive oversight for how the Department of Transportation spends the funds, and any hint of waste or abuse — even outside his direct control — could endanger his prospects in a potential presidential run.

...
On the Republican side, the political rewards for finding fault with the program will be immense, especially given the administration’s plans to sell infrastructure to Americans as a high-water mark for Biden. In addition, many of Biden’s priorities — transit, walkable and bikeable streets, passenger rail — will shower money on big, blue coastal cities, inviting accusations of favoritism to Democratic strongholds.

“Most Republicans didn't vote for this bill,” said Democratic strategist and pollster Mark Mellman, whose clients have included dozens of members of Congress. “Some of those Republicans are going to be claiming credit anyway. Others will be looking for opportunities to rub somebody’s nose in bad results. Some will be doing both. But a lot of people will be looking for problems with how this money is spent.”

Let's be realistic, though, most of the partisan whining from the Right will not come from actual real issues of corruption or waste, but will be made up propaganda and bizarre conservative media trends like talk about clothing or something.

Good Heavens! Are you trying to say that republicans who are trying to save the country from CRT meanies and socialists would stoop to propaganda? These brave Americans are trying to save America.

 

[ZiprHead]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

 

[thebeave]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

The Daily Kos? I know you're quite fond of checking media bias sites so as to root out untrustworthy news sources, so how about you do that with Daily Kos and report the findings here?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

The Daily Kos? I know you're quite fond of checking media bias sites so as to root out untrustworthy news sources, so how about you do that with Daily Kos and report the findings here?

Inflation is being misreported though. It is being driven almost exclusively due to supply chain issues, which are being driven by a jump in demand and constrictions on supply. I need to replace carpet due to old pet problems. This isn't the cheapest time to be buying carpet. The place I go to said prices have bumped up multiple times this year. Sadly, my old carpet can't wait.

On the other hand, I'm not going to subscribe to DailyKos's 19th century view on inflation being good for people in debt. Inflation is good to a certain level... where the benefits start becoming outweighed by the consequences. And of course, Gov. Scott's statement is repugnant.

 

[TV and credit cards]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

Republican will tattoo your screen with that 6.2% number and throw in the old "pain at the pump" phrase in for good measure.
When the price of everything rises, do consumers cut back on everything? No. They cut back on the non-essentials. When they hung a $42 per pound sign on the filet mignon, I went for the hamburger and improved my chili recipe. ANd if there's a 50% off sticker on the stuff turning grey, I'm all over it.

Four/five years back, there were multiple stories about how the price of oil per barrel wouldn't rise to these $80 prices we see today as US producers would start pumping at about $50 per barrel. Now they're not pumping and I've seen little in the way of a reason why. At least Biden has the FTC sticking their finger up their asses.

 

[ZiprHead]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

The Daily Kos? I know you're quite fond of checking media bias sites so as to root out untrustworthy news sources, so how about you do that with Daily Kos and report the findings here?

From the article which you obviously didn't read...

We're joined today by JON SCHWARZ of The Intercept to explain all of this, as he detailed recently in an article with what he admits is "a little bit of a troll-y headline", "Inflation is Good for You". In fact, as we discuss, he's not entirely "troll-y" on that point. For one, the booming economy has resulted in rising wages (for the first time in years) at almost the same rate as inflation over the past year. He notes at The Intercept: "As prices increased 6.2 percent over the past year, wages for regular people went up 5.8 percent. In other words, inflation barely touched their purchasing power."

The Intercept per Medi Bias Fact Check: Left bias but mostly factual

 

[ZiprHead]

Inflation Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Bad for Big Banks: 'BradCast' 11/18/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free) Gosar censured by House Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy... Yes, inflation is real. But the panic around it...

www.dailykos.com

The larger point, however, that he explains today is why inflation can be actually be good for workers but not for big corporations like banks: "Household debt in the United States is a gigantic number, difficult to comprehend. It's like $14.5 trillion -- that is mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, it's a whole bunch of things... And when there's inflation of this kind, 6.2%, that is around $850 billion-worth of that debt falling in value. That is a transfer of wealth from creditors, the people who loaned out the money, to borrowers."

Those creditors/lenders "are the richest people in America, and they are losing a lot of money. And they don't like that! People with tons of money do not like losing enormous amounts of it," Schwarz notes. "Inflation is the absolute worst for people who have loaned out a lot of money. It is something that is never discussed, because it is a sort of clear class issue. It makes you realize that, just as a great economy for regular people is not so great for people at the top, it makes you think about what inflation actually does, and who it affects the most."

While he recognizes that "inflation can be real trouble for some people," (and there is some nuance here) the overall effects are often more positive for the working class and not even particularly harmful to those on a fixed income, such as the elderly living on Social Security, which increases each year as its tied to inflation.

'A gold mine for us': Republicans root for economic calamity for the American people

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come. With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just...

www.dailykos.com

As American families confront higher prices for everyday needs, Republicans celebrate their economic calamity and root for more to come.
With eyes aglow, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Senate Republicans’ campaign chief, allowed himself to imagine just how bad things could get for the American public.

“You can see what’s going to happen next. We’re going to continue to have inflation, and then interest rates will go up,” Scott told the Wall Street Journal, clamoring for the Federal Reserve to raise rates, thereby making borrowing more expensive for consumers and slowing economic growth, among other things.

“This is a gold mine for us,” Scott added, clearly unable to contain his glee.

The Daily Kos? I know you're quite fond of checking media bias sites so as to root out untrustworthy news sources, so how about you do that with Daily Kos and report the findings here?

Inflation is being misreported though. It is being driven almost exclusively due to supply chain issues, which are being driven by a jump in demand and constrictions on supply. I need to replace carpet due to old pet problems. This isn't the cheapest time to be buying carpet. The place I go to said prices have bumped up multiple times this year. Sadly, my old carpet can't wait.

On the other hand, I'm not going to subscribe to DailyKos's 19th century view on inflation being good for people in debt. Inflation is good to a certain level... where the benefits start becoming outweighed by the consequences. And of course, Gov. Scott's statement is repugnant.

From the article:

You may recall some of the panic when the media informed us that inflation had risen to a record 6.2% in October! If true, a one month 6.2% increase in prices would be a panic. But, in truth, inflation was just 0.9 percent last month. As our guest today points out, "products that cost $10.00 in September now cost a terrifying $10.09." But lost in the panicked coverage was that the 6.2% rise in retail prices was in comparison to what they were a full year ago, in the middle of the worst of the pandemic. They didn't rise "6.2% in October" as many have misleadingly reported.

And the article started from this part which I did not quote:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/17/inflation-panic-is-out-of-control/

There are multiple factors combining to encourage inflation panic, none of which have much to do with actual economic reality. First, Republicans — not just elected officials and media figures but ordinary people, too — are highly motivated to say and believe that the economy is an absolute disaster for little reason other than the fact that a Democrat is now in the White House. Inflation is the handiest focus for that belief.
While partisans on both sides have said for decades that the economy is doing better when their side is in charge and worse when the other side is in charge, that effect has essentially been supercharged — for Republicans. According to the University of Michigan’s long-standing survey on consumer sentiment, Republicans now rate the economy as doing worse than during the heart of the Great Recession or the lockdown last summer.

 

[lpetrich]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been very quiet over the last few weeks, quiet by even her standards. But she broke her silence recently: Sinema speaks up — and shakes off her critics - POLITICO

Still, Sinema laid out some of her thinking, explaining that she generally supports adding paid leave to the Democrats’ social spending bill but not raising tax rates on corporations and some high-income earners, saying she “will not support tax policies that have a negative impact on our economic climate.” And, unlike her colleague Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), she views the bill’s climate provisions as the “most important part of what is under discussion.”

She likes the spending in it, but not the taxes.

And even though she’s quietly informed Democrats for weeks that she’s supportive of Biden’s social spending and climate bill and publicly signaled she wants to clinch a deal, she still won’t explicitly say she’ll back it — even after the House passed her infrastructure legislation.

“If you're in the middle of negotiating things that are delicate or difficult ... doing it in good faith directly with each other is the best way to get to an outcome,” Sinema said just a few minutes after returning from Biden’s signing ceremony. “I'm still in the process of negotiating the second provision of the president's agenda … and I don't negotiate in the press.”

How convenient.

 

[lpetrich]

GOP senators appalled by 'ridiculous' House infighting | TheHill

Republican senators are expressing shock and disbelief that conservative allies of former President Trump in the House threatened to strip colleagues who voted for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill of their committee assignments.

The incredulous reactions of Republican senators to a motion filed in the House to boot Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) from his position as the top-ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee because of his vote for the infrastructure bill reveal the chasm that is opening up between the Senate and House GOP conferences.

Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America | News | Donald J. Trump - “Mitch McConnell couldn’t stop the first Bill so 19 Senators, including himself, joined in. That’s what he does — if you can’t beat them, join them."

 

[lpetrich]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is filibustering the vote the old-fashioned way: talking and talking and talking.

Acyn on Twitter: "McCarthy tells Pelosi “I’m just getting geared up” as he continues to block Universal Pre-K, Child Tax Credit, Affordable Housing, a cap on insulin prices…. https://t.co/5kcPO0cGQR" / Twitter
then
Max Kennerly on Twitter: "This bears repeating. McCarthy, who House Republicans chose as their Leader, is ranting and blathering about everything other than the specifics of the bill he's filibustering—because it's loaded with popular policies that would make life better for everyone." / Twitter


Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "Kevin McCarthy's brain is just randomly firing now. He's yelling whatever fragment of a thought enters his head. https://t.co/pEvFH8SjH4" / Twitter
then
Aaron Rupar on Twitter: ""GAS PRICES! THANKSGIVING! A BORDER!" -- Kevin McCarthy" / Twitter


Haley Talbot on Twitter: "McCarthy: “Abigail Spanbgerger said nobody elected Biden to be FDR.”
AOC yelled “I did.”
Per @KyleAlexStewart" / Twitter

Abigail Spanberger is one of the more conservative Democrats in the House.

Sahil Kapur on Twitter: "(vid link)" / Twitter
With AOC saying that.

AOC allegedly interrupts McCarthy to say she voted for Biden to be a new FDR | Fox News


Haley Talbot on Twitter: "It looks like we are halfway thru the binder? (pic link)" / Twitter
then
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Fun fact: it only has pictures in it" / Twitter


Jo on Twitter: "Kevin McCarthy has now been speaking on the House floor for 180 minutes.
Which is just shy of the number of times Joe Biden won Arizona." / Twitter

 

[lpetrich]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "If I have to suffer through Kevin McCarthy’s speech so can you (vid link)" / Twitter
then
Adam Green on Twitter: "“He has managed to talk for over an hour with one of the lowest vocabularies I have ever seen…it is stunning to see how long a person can talk knowing and exhibiting and communicating so little.” - @aoc on the person who wants to be “Speaker” Kevin McCarthy" / Twitter

Full length:
Instagram video by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez • Nov 18, 2021 at 7:12 PM
She was with Rep. Jamie Raskin.

Paula Chertok on Twitter: "@AOC sums up Kevin McCarthy & most Republicans: “This man won’t stop talking. But has nothing to say.”" / Twitter
noting
Leah McElrath on Twitter: "The banter between @AOC and @RepRaskin while Kevin McCarthy grandstands has given me hope for the future.

I’m not even kidding.

More of this from Dem leaders please. Just tell it like it is. It helps make us feel less insane out here in the cheap seats. (vid link)" / Twitter
AOC + Jamie Raskin, comparing that speech to the Gettysburg Address and then wondering about Republican Reps finding it hard to criticize people who were coming after them early this year. Like Mike Pence's brother.

AOC also Instagrammed on her staff having to stay present for KMC's speech.


Cori Bush on Twitter: "Still here. (pic link)" / Twitter
Showing her sleeping on a chair.

Rep. Jamie Raskin on Twitter: "I must admit Kevin McCarthy has accomplished one thing. America is no longer woke." / Twitter
then
Grace Meng on Twitter: " I delivered a baby in less time. Now step aside and let us deliver real change, like paid leave and child care, to American families." / Twitter

Ilhan Omar on Twitter: "(pic link)" / Twitter
A clip of a black woman in a white pantsuit slipping off of a chair. Presumably what IO is like now.