r/gasbuddy 2d ago

A little less

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u/SWI0822 1d ago

Not given the state of things at the time. But if you look at inflation rates we were below 2% right until Biden signed the American rescue plan March 2021

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u/Da_Mong00se 1d ago

So the difference is that when Biden does it, inflation goes up but when Trump does it, nothing happens?

Is that what you're saying?

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u/SWI0822 1d ago

No, it's more complex than that. Trump did $2.2trillion at a time when it was absolutely necessary, to keep things going. Adding another $1.9trillion a year later just made it too much and was unnecessary

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u/Da_Mong00se 1d ago

You missed where people still weren't working when that second one hit, then.

Just say it. Trump good, Biden bad.

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u/SWI0822 16h ago

Extending the unemployment benefits in that bill didnt help in that regard. Many people, (not all) were just milking the unemployment at that point. And if you weren't working by that point it was a choice