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A Political Double Standard For The Source Of Inflation
It is a curious thing that giving more money to rich people doesn’t cause inflation.
It seems that an idea is catching on. If you don’t like what the majority is doing in your legislature, ghost the scene to deny a quorum so that the majority can’t do their evil deed. In the last month, we saw this in Texas. We’ve seen it before in other places, too. Apparently, Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) likes the idea of leaving town to deprive Democrats of a quorum to pass a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill through the reconciliation process, without a single Republican vote.
Business Insider reported on this story, and in their article, they pointed out that the Constitution requires 51 senators to be present for a quorum, and that not one other Republican has expressed approval for Graham’s suggestion, yet. What I find so interesting about Graham’s comment though is this:
“Hey Vice President Harris, if you think these people are heroes, well I expect you to come and pat us on the back,” he said. “Hell yeah, I would leave. I will use everything lawfully in my toolbox to prevent rampant inflation. If it takes me not showing up to stop that, I will do it because if we pass that bill, you’re going to have inflation through the roof.”
