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Post-Covid-19 Higher Prices Have Donald Trump’s Fingerprints All Over Them

Donald Trump’s monumental errors in response to the spreading of the novel coronavirus are the source of higher prices today that too many wise people are mistaking for inflation. Further evidence that President Biden isn’t up to the stresses of another presidential term can be found in his inability to explain why the lede of this write-up is true. This case is being made by someone who voted for Trump in 2020, and who will vote for him again in 2024.

The simple truth is that Trump erred massively in his support for the lockdowns related to the coronavirus, and much, much worse, his signing of the $3 trillion Cares Act subsidized the very lockdowns on a national level without which American consumers wouldn’t be enduring higher prices today.

To get started, it’s most useful to begin with a recent editorial at a locale of opinion popular with conservatives. About the much talked about debate between Trump and Biden, the editorial asserted that “Mr. Biden’s response that Mr. Trump caused inflation by the way he handled Covid was preposterous.” Except that the higher prices that followed Covid precisely make Biden’s case. Biden’s problem is that he doesn’t know how to make it. Neither do his advisers.

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    John Tamny is a popular speaker and author in the U.S. and around the world. His speech topics include "Government Barriers to Economic Growth," "Why Washington and Wall Street are Better Off Living Apart," and more.

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