Economist and former Trump adviser Stephen Moore has criticized President Joe Biden’s economic record, arguing that a significant share of recent inflation occurred during Biden’s time in office. Moore has claimed that roughly 87.5% of cumulative price increases in recent years took place after Biden assumed the presidency, a figure he uses to support his broader argument that administration policies contributed to higher costs for consumers.
Moore points to factors such as increased federal spending, pandemic-era stimulus measures, supply chain disruptions, and energy policy changes as contributors to inflation. He argues that these policies placed upward pressure on prices for essentials including food, housing, fuel, and transportation, affecting household budgets nationwide.
The Biden administration and its supporters dispute this characterization, noting that inflation was influenced by global factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, international supply chain disruptions, and energy market volatility following geopolitical events. They also point to recent declines in inflation rates as evidence that policy adjustments have had an effect.
Economists broadly agree that inflation surged in the U.S. beginning in 2021, reaching a peak in 2022, before gradually easing. However, there remains disagreement over how much responsibility should be attributed to domestic policy versus global economic conditions.
Moore’s remarks reflect a wider political debate over inflation, cost of living, and economic accountability, issues that continue to shape voter concerns and partisan arguments over recent administrations’ economic legacies.
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