POLITICS
How to Vote if You’re Worried About Groceries, Gas and Rent
It’s the opposite of what most people think
President Joe Biden is presently sitting in his secret Price Room, where he has a dazzling wall of knobs, dials and faders. With these, he controls the price of everything: milk, gas, bread, rent and all other consumer goods, right down to socks and underwear.
“Let’s increase the price of … oh, let’s do peanut butter today!” he says, gleefully turning the peanut butter knob all the way to the right. He cackles with glee.
This is apparently what a lot of Americans believe
Plenty of people who acknowledge that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a racist and rapist, a traitor to the Constitution and an all-around odious pig nevertheless believe he has some secret power to lower prices. People say they’ll hold their nose and vote for him because of inflation and the economy.
It’s absolutely true that prices, especially oil prices (which affect the price of absolutely everything) dropped during Trump’s term. If you recall, there was a little thing called a Covid-19 pandemic that happened during that time. People who are stuck at home and either unemployed or scared of losing their jobs don’t spend a lot…
