How it started. . .
Remember when the White House bragged how the average 4th of July cookout cost 16 cents less in 2021 than in 2020?
Planning a cookout this year? Ketchup on the news. According to the Farm Bureau, the cost of a 4th of July BBQ is down from last year. It’s a fact you must-hear(d). Hot dog, the Biden economic plan is working. And that’s something we can all relish. pic.twitter.com/7h9qLauIbC
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 1, 2021
Now, for how it’s going. . .
Via Reuters: “YELLEN SAYS EARLY ESTIMATES SUGGEST AT LEAST 10 MILLION MORE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE COULD BE PUSHED INTO POVERTY DUE TO HIGHER FOOD PRICES ALONE.”
* YELLEN SAYS EARLY ESTIMATES SUGGEST AT LEAST 10 MILLION MORE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE COULD BE PUSHED INTO POVERTY DUE TO HIGHER FOOD PRICES ALONE@reuters
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) April 19, 2022
Why don’t these 10 million people just shop where Ron Klain tells them to?
I’m sure glad I saved 16 cents last 4th of July BBQ… https://t.co/EaU6thF30U
— Harley Kesselman (@harleykesselman) April 19, 2022
“We did it, Joe”:
https://t.co/SSvNqnLLQB pic.twitter.com/fDi7lt6gse
— Shay (@DeplorableShay) April 19, 2022
Note: This isn’t just inflation but also supply issues thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine:
yeah had nothing to do with 10% of global calorie production getting erased.
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) April 19, 2022
It will be a “central test” for team Biden, even:
How to balance a pressure campaign against Russia with a push to address growing crises like food insecurity will be a central test for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen & other U.S. officials as they meet this week with global counterparts. via @aduehren https://t.co/1g82sBZIKa
— Amara Omeokwe (@TheAmaraReport) April 19, 2022
You can watch her remarks here:
Tune in: @SecYellen joins leaders from @IMFNews @WorldBank @G7 @g20org @IFAD to discuss the response to rising food security threat exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine in the session "Tackling Food Insecurity: The Challenge and Call to Action" https://t.co/4uWrHEsZjv
— Treasury Department (@USTreasury) April 19, 2022
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Treasury Secretary Yellen addresses record inflation by spouting ‘climate doomsday alarmism’
