Christmas is here, and there is not much to celebrate after Congress and President Biden have delivered a year filled with a reckless and wasteful …
Christmas is here, and there is not much to celebrate after Congress and President Biden have delivered a year filled with a reckless and wasteful government spending. Inflation has risen to 6.8 percent, the highest rate since 1982, and consumers are facing higher prices on almost everything from gas prices to grocery bills, to clothing and airfare. After Thanksgiving costs hit an all-time high, the 12 days of Christmas will cost twice as much as they did in 2000, hardly a time to be merry. This inflation has been caused in large part by the reckless and unchecked spending spree that the government has been on for nearly two years. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has authorized more than $5.5 trillion for “pandemic relief,” but a large portion of that money was spent on programs that had nothing to do with the pandemic, and nearly $1 trillion remains unspent. Thankfully, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) gave Americans a gift when he forced the vote on the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) to be delayed until 2022 and then said he opposed it altogether. The BBBA would have been one of the worst Christmas presents in history, since it calls for up to $1.75 trillion in new government spending, an amount that was proven to be far short of its true cost. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that if temporary provisions in the bill were extended or made permanent it would cost $4.
