Angry About High Prices? Blame Biden and Big Government

In this HotAir article, Stephen Moore argues that today’s affordability crisis is rooted less in temporary supply disruptions and more in years of runaway federal spending under Joe Biden and big-government economic policy.

• Moore points to a new consumer price report showing a 3.8% April price increase as evidence that inflation is still hammering American families.
• He acknowledges that Middle East oil and fertilizer disruptions are contributing to higher prices, but says that explanation is incomplete.
• The article argues that overall consumer prices are up nearly 30% since COVID disrupted the economy, making this the worst inflation stretch since the 1970s.
• Moore contrasts Trump’s first-term inflation record with Biden’s, saying inflation was relatively tame before Biden took office and later surged to 9% in 2022.
• He blames Biden-era spending bills, including Build Back Better-style programs, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, for flooding the economy with borrowed and printed money.
• Moore concedes that Trump also deserves some blame for major spending during the final months of his first term, but places most of the inflation responsibility on Biden’s presidency.
• The article warns Republicans that they cannot simply blame Biden if they continue passing large spending bills without offsets.
• Moore argues that private-sector growth helps reduce inflation, while government growth generally fuels it.
• His closing message is that America needs “fiscal fitness” as much as physical fitness, especially if Republicans want to avoid another inflation backlash.

Read the full story: https://hotair.com/stephen-moore/2026/05/16/angry-about-high-prices-blame-biden-and-big-government-n3814992