Thursday, August 14, 2025

Government. How Does It Work, Again?

Speaking of things that did not really happen: Uh-huh.
The current annual inflation rate is 2.7%, still above the Fed’s 2% target.

Consumers pay more close attention to cumulative inflation, and prices are 24.3% more expensive today than they were before the coronavirus pandemic recession began in February 2020.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates a full percentage point across three consecutive meetings in 2024, but officials are taking a more cautious approach in 2025 as price pressures stay sticky and President Donald Trump’s tariff policies lift inflation.

Inflation didn’t improve last month, suggesting that businesses may be starting to pass along higher costs from tariffs onto the prices that you see on store shelves.

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent between June and July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report. Excluding food and energy, a measure of “core” or “underlying” inflation rose 0.3 percent, the most since January. Many items currently exposed to tariffs — from coffee and tomatoes to toys, sporting equipment, household furnishings and apparel — continued to climb. Used cars and trucks rose the most since September 2022.

More price hikes could also still be coming down the pipeline, after higher tariff rates from key U.S. trading partners took effect earlier this month.

The majority of economists (41 percent) expect inflation to stay elevated through 2027, primarily driven by higher import taxes, according to Bankrate’s latest Economic Indicator Survey. Meanwhile, Fed officials have said that uncertainty over how tariffs could impact inflation is the main reason rate cuts are on hold.
Serious question: what color is the sky in his world? It always gets worse. That was this year.
At the time of reporting [May 30, 2025], the current wait time for a caller to reach an SSA representative is an hour and 38 minutes, if the caller chooses to remain on the line and doesn’t request a callback. For callers who do request a callback, it takes SSA about an hour and 36 minutes to call them back. More than 3,259 callers who didn’t opt for a callback are waiting on hold, and more than 22,000 callers are waiting for a callback.
The tariff shelf? Don’t know what that is, but I do know where that mythical $29 billion came from. The MPD got to the DOJ? And Trump knows the “right” numbers, how?
According to DOJ data, the district had 274 homicides in 2023 and 187 in 2024.

Data from the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia shows a drop in homicides for 2025 year-to-date. As of August 2025, there were 99 homicides compared with 112 homicides at the same time in 2024.
When will he be leaving? Felons armed with sandwiches. It’s a dystopian nightmare. We cannot allow terrorists to have access to our subway sandwiches. Abuse of buns and condiments is unAmerican! Only Trump is allowed to talk in a racist manner. Speaking of phony crime stats. Just like you took care of Ghislaine Maxwell, an actual sick person who was convicted of actual crimes? Or is she excused because she said nice things about you to Todd Blanche?

Yeah, that question is still out there.
"In recent weeks, according to two sources familiar with his private remarks, Trump has repeatedly critiqued the string of media appearances by Epstein accusers and their families"
He’s dismissed the victims and their families as “Democrats.” Which is apparently something he can do in his world.
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