Staff Reports
Inflation, that relentless houseguest, has taken up residence in American kitchens, serving less home-cooked meals and more digestive distress. The brainchild behind this fiscal fiasco? None other than Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s a bit ironic that while Americans aim to stockpile their pantries, her spending sprees have left wallets emptier than a politician’s promise on the campaign trail.
Let’s get to the numbers before anyone serves up a heaping plate of denial. Under the Biden-Harris regime, grocery prices have skyrocketed over 21 percent. Overall, inflation sits at a staggering 20.2 percent. It's not exactly a resume builder for someone who may aspire to a higher office. But then again, it seems like the administration is more interested in engaging in the most expensive game of Monopoly rather than actually addressing economic realities.
My latest for @cnn: Kamala Harris had a direct hand in the inflationary policies that soured the American people on the Biden/Harris administration. Trump cannot let her escape the responsibility she well earned. pic.twitter.com/D4MO4TbLZo
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) August 14, 2024
Harris was not merely a spectator; she was an active participant in pushing through massive spending bills that could make a teenager’s birthday celebration look like a budget meeting. The American Rescue Plan touted as a necessary aid package, turned out to be more like a money piñata, bursting with cash yet emptying Americans’ wallets faster than they could say “increased cost of living.” While there’s always a laundry list of so-called global issues for rising costs—supply chain snafus and geopolitical chaos—it’s hard to ignore the excessive government spending right here at home.
Food inflation, specifically, is harder to pin on those external issues. The U.S. produces around 85 percent of its food, making it an island of agricultural robustness. With most of the imports coming from neighbors who were largely unaffected by crises, it seems like the administration is doing one of those old-time magician tricks—distracting everyone while the house burns down. Harris, claiming to be all about relief now that her actions have led to skyrocketing prices, is akin to a fox guarding the henhouse, asking the very folks she’s hurt for their trust.
Even as Harris hits the campaign trail, her rhetoric on combating price gouging raises eyebrows. After all, how seriously can one take a firestarter who suddenly becomes a firefighter? Voters can spot that kind of duplicity from a mile away as easily as they notice the higher prices at the grocery store. The Biden administration seems to act surprised by the inflation they helped create as if spending trillions like a drunken sailor couldn’t possibly lead to any problems. Spoiler alert: it can, and it did.
As the political flames flicker, Kamala Harris’s potential legacy may be stitched together with the threads of this notable inflationary crisis. Unlike a good quilt, instead of warmth, her administration has woven a narrative of financial struggle through its explosive spending spree. Voters want accountability, yet all the administration seems to offer are fleeting excuses—a classic case of kicking the can down the road while families deal with rising costs.
In the end, if Kamala Harris thinks she can escape the implications of her policies, she’s sorely mistaken. The financial chill Americans have felt from rising grocery bills is not merely a season change; it’s a direct result of the spending policies she championed. As she strives for the Oval Office, she’ll have to confront this uncomfortable truth: when the numbers add up, they don’t lie, and American families are left to pick up the tab.
