We Love the Inflation (Said No One With a Grocery Bill)
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The episode discusses the impact of inflation, economic policies, and political races while highlighting Trump's controversial statements and actions.
This week, we are holding onto our wigs, wallets, and whatever’s left in our retirement accounts, because inflation just strutted past 4% for the first time in three years — and yes, it brought attitude. Meanwhile, wages are over here losing the race for the second straight month, huffing and puffing like they forgot their inhaler. And Trump? Baby, Trump looked straight into the camera and said, “I love the inflation.” We had to pause the news and ask ourselves if we were watching economic policy or a hostage video. Up in Maine, Democrats tapped Grahem Platner to take on Susan Collins in a Senate race so tight it might decide who gets to hold the gavel and who gets to hold the antacids. We’re not predicting anything — we’re just saying this race has more tension than a group chat after someone says “we need to talk.” Then Trump signed a $70 billion bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of his term, because apparently the theme of the week is “numbers that make our stomach hurt.” Speaking of stomach pain: Social Security’s retirement trust fund is now projected to run out in 2032. We are not okay. We are Googling “how to retire on vibes alone.” But wait — the crypto…
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Host: Frangela Duo
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Organizations: ICE, Border Patrol, Social Security, crypto ventures
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