For three years, the propaganda press joined the Biden administration in lying about the nation’s sticker shock. They claimed inflation, which hasn’t dropped below zero percent since Biden took office, is "cooling," "falling," and lightening voters’ financial loads.
It wasn’t until 2024, when President Joe Biden’s years-long poor performance started hurting his standing in national presidential polls, that corporate media started reporting on how perpetually high prices affect families at the grocery store.
"Inflation has fallen. Why are groceries still so expensive?" Washington Post authors Jeff Stein and Abha Bhattarai wondered in a headline on Friday.
The Washington Post considers "labor shortages" and "ongoing supply chain disruptions" due to prolonged government-mandated lockdowns, "droughts," "avian flu," and even Americans’ "demand for food" as culprits for expensive shopping trips.