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2023-08-13 -Great Cultural Revolution
CNN Blames Inflation on Taylor Swift
[Washington Examiner] CNN reported on Wednesday that we may have new culprits for inflation: Beyonce and Taylor Swift.

"Taylor Swift and Beyonce are impacting inflation and the GDP with their respective tours," CNN tweeted with a segment discussing the macroeconomic impact of the tours of the two celebrities.

CNN isn’t alone. CNBC made a similar claim in a report on "tourflation" in July, which explored the surge in prices localities experience when Beyonce and Swift come to town.

"It’s not just that the tickets become more expensive," Klaus Baader, global chief economist at Societe Generale, told CNBC. "It’s also that your beer or cider or your Coca-Cola or your hot dog at the venue has also gotten a lot more expensive."

Posted by Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-08-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 ??WHAT?? Are they tired or have been directed to not blame the usual suspects?
We live in interesting (insane) times!
Posted by Roth LaDoad 2023-08-13 01:08||   2023-08-13 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 ...FWIW, the LA media has been leaning on Swift to 'postpone' her LA dates in solidarity with a public union (not sure which)strike out there. Wonder if this is part of that foolishness.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2023-08-13 07:06||   2023-08-13 07:06|| Front Page Top

#3 They must have held a brainstorming meeting and decided to try all the ideas to find anything possible to take the heat off Biden. This will not only not work but it will irritate a large number of socially liberal young women. My favorite of their ploys is when someone on television drops the talking point, “It’s totally unfair that Biden doesn’t get more credit for this great economy.”
Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-13 15:09||   2023-08-13 15:09|| Front Page Top

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