Key Fed inflation gauge at 2.2% in August, lower than expected

[The Mouth]

26. That inflation surge destroyed my family, essentially

But at least Carter (and even Ford) give it a hell of a lot more concern than I've heard from left or right for the last 4 years. The party has other priorities than old people on fixed incomes subject to the whims of inflation. We don't march in the streets, we merely vote sanely (which is Democratic, of course). Other issues get action in the streets and the energy of party leaders but we old folks can just go off and die in poverty, we should be grateful for the occasional increase in SSI or the occasional white house fulminating about corporations (the same ones that contribute a lot of money to people in both parties). The pubbies want to use it to win the election, of course- not that they really give a shit- but tha5t doesn't mean that it's an existential issue for my voting block. I'd sure as hell like to see VP Harris outline what, when, and how she is going to do something about this, with numbers an a SENSE OF FUCKING URGENCY EQUAL TO ANYTHING OF THE LAST 10 YEARS. But I'm on old dude who should probably just drop dead as far as the people who have other issues are concerned.