Trump causes inflation to surge to 3.8%, its highest in three years
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Into the Night
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Argument from randU fallacy. There is no data for that period. NBC is just making shit up again.Inflation surged to 3.8% in April, its highest level in nearly three years
Inflation surged to 3.8% in April, its highest level in nearly three years, according to data released Tuesday, as the war in Iran causes a ripple effect across the economy and energy prices surge.
As inflation continues to accelerate, it’s eating into Americans’ wages at a rapid clip. April’s inflation rate means that prices are now rising faster than wages, which could exacerbate the affordability crisis that has already been gripping consumers.
Inflation surged to 3.8% in April, its highest level in nearly three years
Increased energy costs are “accounting for over forty percent of the monthly all items increase,” said the Bureau of Labor Statistics.www.nbcnews.com
You having an affordability crisis? Get a job.
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Into the Night
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Inversion fallacy.B-b-but BIDEN! It's HIS fault! lol
Into the Night
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Oh THAT's rich! The economic depression during Obama/Biden saw the dollar devalued by 52%. The economic depression during Biden/Obama saw the dollar further devalued by 37%."We're going to end inflation on Day One!"
Donald Trump, November 2024
Trump ended both economic depressions.
During Trump's first term the dollar was only devalued by 6%.
Source: Federal Reserve
Into the Night
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Argument from randU fallacy.
Random numbers are not data.
Argument from randU fallacy.
Random numbers are not data.
Into the Night
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The federal reserve is the source, Poorboy. Not random numbers.
Fallacy fallacy. Inversion fallacy.
Grim Reaper
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FACT CHECK: “Argument from randU fallacy. There is no data for that period. NBC is just making it up.”
1. “There is no data for that period.”
False.The April inflation report does exist, and it was published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — the federal agency that produces the Consumer Price Index (CPI). NBC was reporting on official government data, not inventing numbers.
Sources:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics – CPI Summary (official monthly release)
- NBC News reporting based on that release
2. “NBC is making it up.”
False.NBC’s article is a summary of the BLS report, which is public, timestamped, and archived. Media outlets routinely report on CPI the moment BLS releases it.
NBC did not fabricate numbers — they quoted the federal data directly.
3. “Argument from randU fallacy.”
This is misapplied.“randU” refers to a flawed random number generator from the 1960s, not inflation reporting. It has nothing to do with CPI, BLS methodology, or NBC’s article.
Using the term here is rhetorical noise, not a valid critique.
4. “You having an affordability crisis? Get a job.”
This is not a factual rebuttal — it’s an insult. It does not address:- the BLS data
- the inflation rate
- the wage‑price relationship
- the reporting accuracy
SUMMARY TABLE
| Claim | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| No inflation data exists for April | False | BLS publishes monthly CPI |
| NBC “made up” the numbers | False | NBC cited BLS data |
| “randU fallacy” applies | Incorrect | randU is unrelated to CPI |
| Inflation rising faster than wages | Supported | BLS wage & CPI data |
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the inflation rate of 3.8%. I doubt they are making up the number, but if they are that is on trump, not NBC. Basically, you are in denial.
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You don't accept any such source as evidenced by your refusal to accept BLS numbers. Ergo:
Argument from randU fallacy.
Random numbers are not data.
I see you have now started using a definition you claimed didn't exist. You are too funny with your ignorance and inability to be consistent in your positions.
Tbird19482
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there is a 100-foot buffer in NY too.
Tbird19482
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I am still waiting for the dumb fuck " Into the night" to show us where there was a depression under Obama / Biden.
The stupid fuck doesn't say a word about the deep recession almost depression Bush left for Obama to clean up.
Grim Reaper
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The claim is not supported by any Federal Reserve or BLS data. There is no evidence that the dollar was “devalued by 52% under Obama/Biden,” “37% under Biden/Obama,” or “only 6% under Trump.” These numbers do not appear in any Federal Reserve dataset, CPI series, or purchasing‑power metrics.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticshttps://www.bls.gov/cpi/data.htmTbird19482
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You can post all the statistics you want the dumb fuck won't believe then any ways.
Grim Reaper
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Oh, I know he won’t read a single word. He’ll just sprint back in here shrieking fifteen imaginary fallacies like a toddler shaking a Magic 8‑Ball and calling it logic. The man’s an idiot.
CasualLurker
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An idiot voted for by 77 million plus idiots who had already seen his act in a previous term. That's where we are as a nation.
Tbird19482
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And when ALL of the BBB takes effect AFTER the mid terms we will watch them cry like babies.
As I asked before why didn't the republicans want it to go into effect right away if it is as good as they say?
If you have tried to read it it is one hell of a mess, there are hundreds of changes in the first few pages it takes an army of lawyers to try and a mean TRY to figure it all out.
Heck some of them in the southern red states have already started to fell the effects and have already started crying about the cuts in medicare and medicaid.