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1. No president Republican or Democrat is going to lower prices without causing

Reply to SunSeeker (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:54 AM

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a recession. They can somewhat lower the inflation rate but at 2.4% it is not high. If Democrats
keep running on that issue we are setting ourselves up for failuree same as Trump. Trump dug himself this hole
saying he would get prices down on Day One, the inflation rate may go down but prices don't go down short of
a severe recession or depression.

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Trump's State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he'll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds [View all] SunSeeker Yesterday OP

No president Republican or Democrat is going to lower prices without causing doc03 Yesterday #1

Biden got us from 9.4% to 2% inflation without going into recession. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #2

But prices didn't go down they just increased at a slower rate. There are some things that have gone doc03 19 hrs ago #3

If wages had kept pace with inflation, affordability would not be an issue. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #4

I see you point about wages. If wages go up more than inflation things are doc03 18 hrs ago #5