Las Vegas Sun

April 30, 2024

Letter to the Editor:

Inflation isn’t President Biden’s fault

Much of the blame these days for the high cost of gas, groceries, insurance and the general cost of living is being pointed directly at President Joe Biden.

However, let us be honest with ourselves.

Biden does not and cannot control the cost of a barrel of oil that needs to be refined before it is pumped into your car, or the cost of prescription medication, or the price of groceries, without congressional support.

For the 22 or so months that much of this nation and world was homebound, there was very little spending.

As nations began lifting their coronavirus sanctions, and we began to travel and shop again, companies began raising their costs of “doing business.”

Biden doesn’t control our spending habits or our personal priorities.