A Better Place

Silly me, I was getting a little depressed over the state of the economy. Inflation running at 8.6%, highest since the early 1980’s. And food and gasoline and electricity, three things it is hard to cut back on, are going up much faster than the CPI. The stock market is in a state of free fall and entered ‘bear market’ territory just this week. Recession storm clouds are gathering on the economic horizon…

But The White House Press Secretary has some reassuring words:

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, what I’m — I guess what I’m trying to say, Peter, is that we understand that people are feeling — feeling this. They are feeling the increase of prices, which — with food, in particular, right now, and gas. That is — that is something that we understand.

What we’re trying to say, what I’m trying to say to you is that the economy is in a better place than it has been historically.

“Peter” refers to Peter Doocy, who works for that source of disinformation known as Fox News. He is practically the lone dissident in that room full of sycophants known as the White House Press Corps, so he might ask an uncomfortable question about what the Administration would say to people who are a trifle miffed that they are paying more than twice as much to fill up their tanks as they were 18 months ago. Or people who get sticker shock every time they peruse the meat counter at their local market. Or people who need a tranquilizer before opening their gas/electric bill.

I am so relieved that the Administration knows people are ‘feeling this’. But I’m a little confused about this ‘better place’ thing. Are they asserting that current conditions are better than from 2017 through the start of the Panicdemic in March of 2021? I suppose they must be, because the other guy was in the Oval Office then, and we all know what a disaster that was. I still feel the pain of $2.40 gasoline and steaks I could buy without maxing out a credit card.

And since this Administration has only been working for us for 18 months, we can look forward to them getting us to an even ‘better place’ over the next 2 1/2 years. Good times ahead!