US President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1.
With inflation soaring to its highest level in 40 years, many blame Biden, even as the US economy is strengthening under his rule.
Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from Union City, New Jersey, where he finds out how people are making ends meet.
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The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.
Disgusting chef wearing ring while cooking
mfs throwing sanctions out here when they’re struggling themselves
🤣😂
Brandon doesn’t care. He calls half his citizens terrorist. Can’t wait for the mid term variant so they can have mass mail in fraud again
US busy in doing sanction other countries…
Anyone in America who can’t afford food or housing IMO is amongst the laziest people in the world … they should come to Africa and see how hard life is.
This comment made me laugh hard😀😀😀😀…
USA citizens are too fat, lazy and a great majority of them lack education and culture.🤗
while US citizens are suffering from the high cost of living
Brandon pretends to care about Ukrainians
And donating millions to Ukraine also
100% true.👍
you know if they pass the BBB plan it would help the us economy drastically. but that GQP would rather see biden fail then help the us citizen..but hey .. tribal politics 🤷🏾 🤷🏾
@J H BBB is trash
Decades of printing money out of thin air. It was inevitable. Americans need to work hard like the rest of us. All these fiat money tactics and bankers wars obliterated the middle class.
War is in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺 is under complete sanction and the USA 🇺🇸 is dying of hunger. What’s going on with the world 🌎
It’s called U.S. arrogance and endless stupidity of NATO that never ceases to screw up this world.
@Zender Bey they are harming them selves in the process which is even mad
Here in Brazil we don’t buy meat anymore, the inflation hit stronger the poor countries
It’s not just the US that’s affected by the global inflation, sadly
While there are other countries with just as high or higher inflation. There are still some countries with very little inflation like Japan or Switzerland. Also most of Europe in general has lower inflation then the US
@x500brian it’s actually much more hidden in Japan. We’ve had stagnant wages for a long time, and raising prices on anything has historically led to boycotts. Instead, “shrinkflation” is rampant and is much harder to measure (particularly since the weight is often not added to packaging) I can say for sure, the salmon in my lunch bento is much smaller than 2 years ago
Yeah blame the pandemic
I guess printing insane amounts of dollars was a bad idea. U.S. forgot there’s something called inflation.
How much trillions of $$$ do wars cost
@Zain Zoala incase of u.s. 6 Trillion dollars.
Thanks Trump!
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Crime will go up
When there war involves the prices going up.
That what happens when bush took the chair
the united states is sinking and want all the world to sink with her. After printing money inflation was expected.
Hard to believe they still say the inflation rate is 7%…. true inflation rate is 20 -30 % a year things are going to get worse, with the war
That war with Russia will be like Iraq war 10 trillion dollars Asked comrade Democrats were they going to get that money from? Red lights in White house windows ?
Jose stuff working over time ? Look at the other bright side .. VP got experience as San Francisco escort You’ve lucky America !
Well I think we can all agree that the average American could stand to lose a few pounds anyway 🤷♀️
You are right….all I see are land whale women nowadays.🐳🐳🐳
@Guy Guyver and men. We should shame them for their weight too
@Julienne Tully ….men are always shamed…where have you been?🙄
And this is the beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom,
at the cost of everything you have, get prudence.
Sanctions against USSR that supplies bread and cheap fuel, while spending millions to supply weapons to Ukrainian nazis
IF Congress had given in CASH the bottom 40% poorest Americans $100,000 each from that Pandemic Relief money instead of giving it to the wealthy who then ONLY put it back into fake stock market, THEN we could have recovered this country!
The inflation is caused by the Covid stalling the Economy and by millions of Americans who have not returned to full time jobs….. and with the Ukraine crisis….. it adds up
wow this is dangerous for usa too much debt for survive life
Times are really tough 😪 now
U.s will sell more army as to reduce inflation. From somalia
Keep creating war and spend all your money to protect israel…
Suffer losers
War is beneficial for USA. When their economy scramble they start war. American and Israeli economy run on war business.
hold on they just preparing to go out , labanese filled them.
We need more lamb and goat on the menu
this is what biden declared from the zoo , …make ends meet!
Very very simple solution to inflation and every other financial problem.
Zero imports and bringing back the manufacturing and taking over the banks and entire financial system etc.
TRUEEEED
Which I exactly what President Trump was doing. I miss him dearly.
Food is not the problem.
It’s housing and higher education-where long term government policies subsidize the inflation.
It’s intentional. Asset price inflation makes the rich richer and keeps the poor indebted and slaving away without it ever amounting to anything. It will never end because the rich in this country have divided the workers over fake social “issues” to make sure they never vote in their own class interests.
The USA already has enough housing, food, and health care for everyone. We are facing no real limitations, we are simply being farmed for labor.
@aluisious inflation also is meant to transfer wealth from the poor to the rich. The rich will see their assets rise in value while what little savings the poor have decrease in value. As inflation skyrockets, we’re about to see one of the greatest wealth transfers in history
Food will be the next BIG problem.
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Yeah Dollar backed by nothing truly bully country.
Amazing that people think this international supply crunch is due to one guy who had been in office for less than a year. This has been happening in Korea, Japan, China, UK, etc.
🤦♀️
Exactly!
Your dilutional
@Proverbs 31 korea and japan aren’t communist 😂
china is not experiencing high inflation like this
I blame joe too
Sad. America crumbling. Glad to be alive to witness it. For all the destruction they’ve caused.
Yes and payback will not be pretty…
You guys think it’s going to go down that easily? Yeah right
Massive resources, brightest minds. But obviously going the wrong way. Just needs to be put back on the right track. Just like everything that gets out of line, a correction is coming but not the end of America.
It’s happening around the world government have to put money into agriculture and helping country
Thieves is in our gov’t branches
Too much actings no accountability and wisdom bunch of brats that doesn’t know or do not care on how they create chaos within their countries
Long live democracy down with these new confusions
Expect it to reach 20+ %.
Yes this is very true ,also the drugs and crime epidemic has skyrocketing, just type homeless America on yutube and u will be shocked to see Americans forced to live on streets, yet our government sends 650 Mill to Ukrain,they are giving 750 billions annually to pentagon, we should have infustracture, free Healthcare affordable housing better education, 4 day work week $ 25 atleasr minimum wage.
A lot of us are struggling. We live week to week. Sometimes day to day. Wages to cost of living is so far off it’s ridiculous
Not too mention lack of man power inflation is caused by shortages of products due to shortages of employees there’s raw goods but lack of drivers and processing man power is what’s creating shortages and inflation
Money management is key.
Good thing for Biden he has war to focus on. Not sure what else hes doing, certainly nothing that feels of tangible benefit to anyone i know (i dont know any weatlhy people, like those invested in arms manufacturers who are already benefitting from our tax dollars being spent on weapons for European nations though, to be fair…).
Hypocrite West banned RT like they did to pressTV.
So true
AMERICAN WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM HERE AT HOME WE HAVE TO OPEN UP MORE AND MORE AND MORE FACTORIES.
STOP IMPORTING FROM CHINA AND RECOVER MADE IN USA PRODUCTION.
WE CAN MAKE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO LIVE IN PROSPERITY FOR MANY MANY YEARS IF WE TAKE ACTION.
NO MORE IMPORTS.
Salam from Malaysia 🇲🇾 this brings good news to us asians ,
the Americans have been bombing and invading so many countries that it will finally destroy itself from hypocrisy
. May allah give russia victory in defeating the evil nato and usa who have been killing millions of innocent civilians in iraq , Syria , libya , Somalia , yeman , Palestine , Afghanistan , iran , Algeria , Kashmir , Vietnam and many more . Our prayers are finally being answered .
Biden is just looking out for himself and his family. Anyone can see that from his VACCINES mandate. Using your jobs as blackmail for vaccination. ABSURD, RIDICULOUS AND INSENSITIVE. Biden as shown his uncaring Soul.
this is why the US can’t afford to go to war.
YES!!! BECAUSE OF YOUR RECKLESS DECISIONS OF IGNITING THE WORSENING FIRE!!!!& THOUGHTLESS SANCTIONS….WE ALL SUFFER OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH PRICES OF COMMODITIES & WE HATE THAT VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!,.WHEN RUSSIA GOES NUCLEAR,,,WE WANT TO SEE YOU GONE FIRST!!!!!
You can’t stop inflation, it’s the equivalent to stopping a runaway freight train with your bare hands.
Joe Biden: oil prices hitting $100, so he cancels new oil and gas leases.
Genius!
Bad economic decisions.
Now Ukraine become a birthplace of terrorists, USA and NATO is trapped
I am from Iceland. I am a pure Aryan. No Arabs in Iceland,,
So why Biden so bother other countries than his own? 🙄
It’s Not Really That Bad How we presume it to be housing & gas is high tho
It’s going to get worst in the US
Sanction to Russia they said 🤣
More inflation coming.Especially in EU.That’s the reason West.. US leaders created Ukraine conflict.
$2 to $2.70 a pound gives a heavy pounding 👊🤜😵
down with the usa
Meanwhile top politicians from past to present keep spending American future at debt $30 trillions!
Now sanction is on USA instead of Russia
I don’t think the prices are going down either. Companies are making all their profit back from when covid shut down everything. They are not gonna stop. People are getting fed up with inflation but maybe we just had it too good and prices were supposed to rise but never did and now they are finally catching up to what they are supposed to be and we can’t deal with that.
Biden love’s the rich.
Working class crushing but still US govt can send ammo to bomb people in different part of world or to fuel war
The Fed rate needs to go up, but not too much. Always below 2%.
Inflation is out of control yet I still see people shopping at malls with filled parking lots people need to get it together!
So many Latinos, any Latinas?
Sorry Guys…We are Not Interested whatever your life going through. We are interested in Ukraine now. It’s the current in – thing.
Why USA have to many 🤔 drugs addict & homles are this country really rich
Death to🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Learn how to manage your money people. There’s no reason to be in poverty
Use this opportunity to go on a diet
$1000 000 000 for Ukraine .
I saw a video about inflation in Iran end people bad situation there, the comment section was slightly different 😕 talking down to them end excusing them for being third world country,,,
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I feel zero sympathy for Americans. They wanted to start a trade war and refused to wear masks… all this led to the economic slow down and break down in the supply chain and rising costs
People blaming Biden are so stupid. If Trump handled the virus better, he wouldnt need to sign trillions into stimulus for the economy. The US is the worst hit with inflation, not the entire world.
And to put icing on the cake, these dumbasses decided to start a trade war adding an additional 20-30% increase on all consumer goods coming in from their largest trade partner who Americans are paying for.
Genius
this biden is a pathetic president,prices have soared and hes not doing anything,instead of destroying corona virus, hes bussy planning evil and his western allies against RUSSIA
That’s Insane…
Solution is to stop electing career politicians who believe big government will solve problems
Why is everything being inflated but not our salaries? Lol if inflation cannot be fixed then we need the appropriate amount of funds to survive this!
greetings from germany. in gold we trust ^^
In the end it’s always the economy
“By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.” – John Maynard Keynes
Let’s go Brandon!
Trump wasn’t so bad 😂
Someone is keeping profits because truck drivers are getting low balled on Cents per mile. Brokers are stealing from Owner Operators.
trump is also the blame for this. He started the trade Wars. Truth is No Government or President will save you. They are just Puppets
America’s inflation issue is a government policy issue. America is some of the most resource rich country and yet, why is it suffering from such an inflation?
Inflation is not the cause of one person but of a world pandemic slowing and closing businesses and this is not just central to the US but in many countries . People affected by inflation are not just minorities and immigrants , let’s be real here , it affects everyone . Please evaluate the true ability and course of a country that has made mistakes but has also made other countries lifes better . If we fail to see and recognize the past then we are doomed to repeat it . Putin is poking the sleeping giant and could be seeing that sleeping giant awaken once again .
Over and Out ! Peace on Earth !
GASGATE and FOODGATE are just ramping up.
Repercussions of printing to much money to cushion its citizens during lockdown. Nothing president Biden can do..
For thousands of years…
Primitive..Men.. Lived
Happily… Without.. Money
Under the.. Concept..
Goods and.. Service exchange…
You.. Serve.. You.. Will.. Be
Served… Based on..
Love and Compassion..
Why.. Are.. American people.. In.. This.. Miserable.. State… ?
Thank you Brandon…
Hyperinflation… dollar is going to collapse. Denial is going to destroy your wealth