Former Democratic US senator and self-professed but not funny semi-comedian Al Franken slammed his own party for doing little to reduce inflation despite passing its signature 'Inflation Reduction Act.'
“The unfortunately named Inflation Reduction Act - unfortunately, mainly because so little of it has kicked in and we are not seeing inflation reduced, of course, since this package,” Franken said.
Inflation ran at a hotter-than-expected 8.2% in September, costing the average household $445 more for their basic needs. Franken asserted that Republicans haven’t “offered any solutions” to the problem – though he acknowledged Democrats likely erred by naming the legislation, which earmarks massive spending on climate action and raises corporate taxes, as if it were an inflation fighter.
“Things have not been trending in the right direction as of late. Americans are rightly concerned about inflation. Gas prices are trending back up, rent, food,” Franken said on this week’s episode of his podcast. “It’s hard to care about anything else when you don’t know if you’re gonna make it month to month or even week to week.”
Al Franken ,as a comedian not funny at all , as a congressman total joke. Isn't life strange ?
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