Propaganda Bonanza! All Of The Sudden, CBS News Is VERY Concerned About Inflation

Posted • April 19, 2025: Ahh, the good old days of the Biden administration. Remember those? First, the media told us that there was no inflation (despite all economic statistics). Then, we were commanded to believe that inflation was 'transitory' even as households were forced to spend up to $3,000 a month more on basic necessities. When that narrative failed, inflation became a good thing. Finally, the media came full circle and declared that the economy didn't stink, it just felt that way. The only thing the media tried to cover up as much as Biden's obvious dementia was his horrible economic record. Sadly, those days are over now. With President Trump in office for barely even a full fiscal quarter, the dead legacy media is now declaring that it is time to panic about inflation once more. Gosh, we wonder why? —— CBS News @CBSNews: “Inflation has more people turning to food banks for help, including people with six-figure incomes struggling to feed their families.”

People weren't struggling to feed their families before? What happened, CBS News? Were you all in a collective coma for four years? As usual, when the media gaslights like this, they don't use hard statistics (because there aren't any to support this panic). Instead, they turn to anecdotal stories designed for maximum emotional manipulation. This CBS News article is no exception: “Chandra Kelsey of Wallingford, Connecticut, is a mother of three who works full-time as a program director at Yale's School of Public Health and sometimes takes on a second job to make ends meet. In their household, two people take home a total of $150,000, but it's often not enough. 'That's not what you bring home after taxes. You know we have mortgage, insurance. We've got one kid on the way to college, one in college. Something as small as a $1,000 expense could throw things off significantly,' Kelsey said. For Kelsey, food insecurity is a lifelong trauma, having visited food banks as a child.”

“'To be in a position where you are doing OK and then you lose everything the next day — it's humbling, it's scary,' Kelsey said.” —— Funny, we know a lot of people who made a lot less than $150,000 who struggled for years under Biden, but we can't remember CBS writing a heartwrenching story about any of them. In June 2022, the inflation rate was over 9 points and CBS News didn't run this story. They had no interest. It wasn't news. Last month, it was 2.4 and now they come out with this. 👀 Propaganda. I was thinking this post was from 3 years ago. They must have just hit send on the draft. The article DOES note that food prices rose 23 percent in 2024. However, CBS conveniently forgets to mention who the President was in 2024. They also fail to mention that, in just a few months of the Trump administration, the Consumer Price Index became negative for the first time since Biden was inaugurated.

Prices rose over 21% under President Biden. Month-over-month inflation was more than *cut in half* between January and February. In March, it turned *negative* as prices fell. 🤡 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Go57BL5XUAAhyCq?format=jpg&name=900x900 —— Oops. It's so weird that none of these figures made it into the story. Just as bizarre is the fact that CBS chose someone with a six-figure income to spin this tale of woe. Inflation caused by Dems printing a zillion dollars. Also, if you make six figures and can't feed your family you're an idiot to the highest degree. If someone has a six figure income and is struggling to make ends meet, they probably need to reevaluate priorities. The left truly is awful at picking heroes. This is the most ridiculous part of the article. Nowhere in the story does the Connecticut mother claim that she is relying on the food bank right now (because she would likely not be allowed to). Instead, the article simply notes that she has used it in the past and that her kids volunteer there now in order to give back. (…)

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CBS News: Food insecurity driven by inflation has people with higher incomes turning to food banks
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