363. Biden Admin Celebrates 40-Year High Inflation

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 363 of the In The Tank Podcast. Despite continued high inflation numbers, stock market drops, and a shaky housing market, the Biden Administration thought is was a good time to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Also, major credit card companies have taken action that will essentially create a national gun registry. PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 40-YEAR HIGH INFLATIONThe Federalist - The Biden Administration Isn’t Interested In Governing But In Criminalizing The Opposition https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/14/the-biden-administration-isnt-interested-in-governing-but-in-criminalizing-the-opposition/NYP - White House throws ‘inflation reduction’ party with James Taylor as stocks crash over dismal 8.3% rate https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/gop-slams-biden-for-out-of-touch-inflation-celebration/Washington Post - ‘This is your victory,’ Biden celebrates Inflation Reduction Act https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/13/biden-inflation-reduction-act/AP News - Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-881c8411bad80180f025e138f0bd444eCNN - The Fed could crash the housing market https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.htmlNPR - Inflation is crushing rural America and may even drive people to the cities https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1112915507/inflation-rural-america-gas-prices-economyUS JEC - State Inflation Tracker: July 2022 https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2022/8/state-inflation-tracker-july-2022 SECONDARY TOPIC – MAJOR CREDIT CARDS CREATING A GUN REGISTRYThe Federalist - Credit Card Giants Conspire With Democrats To Monitor Consumer Gun Purchases https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/12/credit-card-giants-conspire-with-democrats-to-monitor-consumer-gun-purchases/Axios - Credit card companies to track gun store purchases https://www.axios.com/2022/09/12/gun-stores-credit-cards-visa-mastercard-american-expressBusiness Insider - Trucking giant Saia says it will no longer transport firearms that are fully or partly assembled https://www.businessinsider.com/trucking-company-saia-will-no-longer-transport-guns-firearms-2022-6[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]