Top Harris Adviser Says Some Prices (Airfares) 'Are Definitely Coming Down'

Posted • August 15, 2024: President Joe Biden replied, "Yes, yes, yes" when a reporter asked if the U.S. had beaten inflation. Biden apparently thinks the problem is the media isn't reporting on that, so he told them to "start writing that way." Biden described the nation's recovery from inflation (which is up again this month) as a "soft landing." Speaking of soft landings, Kamala Harris' adviser Jared Bernstein also tried to set the press straight about inflation. Some prices are definitely coming down … like airfare. Yes, airfare is down from pre-pandemic levels. Groceries, gas, utilities, not so much. But that plane ticket is more affordable. Seeing as we don't fly that often, we'd prefer if gas and groceries cost less since we consume those every day. -- Reporter: Why should Americans believe anything you say on inflation since prices are going up, not down? - Top Kamala advisor Jared Bernstein: "There are some prices that are definitely coming down!"

Overall prices are up 20.2% under Kamala and Biden. We are broke. True facts. This tool says ‘airfares’ are going down, when people can’t afford to eat they don’t give a damn about ‘airfares’! Someone should fact-check this. Are airfares actually down? (…)

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