Financial Times Discovers Inflation, Blames Trump
The Financial Times dedicates a whole article to 'Trump’s affordability problem,' complete with charts. Because, as everyone knows, the global economy, the Federal Reserve's policies, corporate greed, and supply chain disruptions during a global pandemic ceased to exist the moment Donald Trump left office. The suggestion here, that affordability is a Trump-specific issue, conveniently ignores the
skyrocketing cost of living under any president who continues to prioritize corporate profits and endless wars over domestic well-being. It's almost as if the FT wants us to forget every fiscal policy decision made since 2020. This narrow framing is typical. Blaming an individual for systemic economic issues avoids scrutinizing the broader policy frameworks that perpetuate inflation and wage
stagnation. It's a deflection, serving to obscure rather than illuminate the complex factors — like defense spending approved by bipartisan majorities, or the lax corporate oversight that allows price gouging — that truly impact the average person's wallet. One might almost infer that the FT finds it 'unaffordable' to critically examine the deeper structures of global capitalism.