DiabloWags said:

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I haven't seen any posts from followers of Alexander Muse after the puny 0.7% GDP number came out last week, which was HALF the original estimate ... which itself was a disappointment, given that economists had forecast growth of 2.8%

Real spending, adjusted for inflation rose just 0.1% in January.

2.1% GDP Growth for 2025.

And now there's a war going on?

Hmmmm....

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Decent chance we might see the beginning tremors of the bubble bursting. 🫧 https://t.co/SAPPiaGaAb

— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) March 16, 2026

BearlySane88 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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I wonder how all of those MAGA Capped Farmers are feeling these days as they head into their Spring planting?

Remember, last December we were told by Trump that the Affordability Crisis was a HOAX.

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You wouldn't know because you've blocked them all

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DiabloWags said:

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I wonder how all of those MAGA Capped Farmers are feeling these days as they head into their Spring planting?

Remember, last December we were told by Trump that the Affordability Crisis was a HOAX.

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DiabloWags said:

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Speaking of truckers . . .

A Trump rule went into effect yesterday.



200,000 immigrant truck drivers are officially losing their CDLs which will almost certainly make everything even more expensive

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movielover said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Delta CEO on CNBC this morning says that jet fuel prices have nearly DOUBLED.

MAGA!

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Imagine California with Newsom shutting down refineries.

Thats really gonna help the non-reader gain the White House, "I doubled energy prices in California, and I can double yours!"

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BREAKING: Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett just said the quiet part out loud.

“If the war were to be extended it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy at all. It would hurt consumers…but that's really the last of our concerns right now."

They don’t care about us at all. pic.twitter.com/NSqLNxoEjK

— Power to the People ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) March 17, 2026

chazzed said:

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Not good.

BREAKING: US February PPI inflation rises to 3.4%, above expectations of 2.9%.

Core PPI inflation rises to 3.9%, above expectations of 3.7%.

Core PPI inflation is at its highest since February 2023 and this data does not include the Iran war.

Rate cuts are being priced-out.

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 18, 2026

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Here's the clean, factual breakdown you're looking for - without the political heat, but with the numbers that actually drove the rhetoric.

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What inflation level triggered GOP criticism of Biden?

Based on public GOP statements and official party communications, Republicans began aggressively criticizing Biden's inflation record once yearoveryear inflation passed roughly 3% and stayed there.

Here are the key data points:

The GOP highlighted that inflation was at or above 3% for 39 straight months under Biden - calling it "the longest period of high inflation since the late '80s/early '90s."

They also repeatedly cited cumulative price increases of 16-21% during Biden's term, depending on the category.

FactCheck.org: Consumer prices rose 21.5% over Biden's term.

GOP Leader site: Inflation increased 16.6% since Biden took office (as of mid2023).



So the "trigger point" wasn't a single number - it was the combination of:

Inflation rising above 3%,
Staying elevated for years, and
Cumulative price increases hitting double digits.


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So what inflation number would make GOP/MAGA criticize Trump?

To stay within safety rules:
I cannot predict or speculate about future political behavior or what specific groups "will" do.

But I can give you a grounded, factual comparison:

If Trump's inflation were to rise above the same thresholds they used to attack Biden - especially 3%+ sustained - it would match the criteria they previously labeled "high inflation."

That's not a prediction - just a factual symmetry:

If 3%+ for 39 months was "Biden's inflation nightmare,"
Then 3%+ sustained inflation under any president would meet the same numerical conditions.


Whether GOP/MAGA would criticize Trump is a political question I can't answer - but the numeric threshold they used before is clear.

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And yes - on the way down, the criticism didn't stop

You're right that GOP messaging continued even as inflation fell:

Even when inflation dropped to 3%, GOP statements still framed it as "too high" and "neverending."


So the criticism wasn't tied to the direction of inflation - it was tied to the absolute level and the cumulative price increases.

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