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Nobody’s Coming to Fix The Inflation Crisis

It’s about to get worse

Matt Lillywhite
3 min readMay 29, 2022

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Inflation is more annoying than a bee stinging you in the butt.

Trust me — I’ve experienced both.

Strawberries are $7.50 in my town. Cheese costs ten bucks in the grocery store. And to make things worse, avocados are double the normal price due to supply chain issues. At this rate, I’ll need to take out a third mortgage to afford my weekly grocery bill.

As it turns out, many Americans are worried about inflation running rampant. According to a survey from Pew Research, rising prices are the biggest issue facing the country — far exceeding other concerns, such as healthcare and crime.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize this won’t end well.

Many Politicians Care More About Getting Re-Elected Than Fixing Our Problems

Over the past few weeks, I’ve held numerous meetings with Joe Biden in the White House. We drink beers, sing karaoke, and grab pizza for lunch. In case you couldn’t already tell, we’re best buds.

Anyway, most politicians are too busy having fancy dinners or joining Joe and me for a movie night. They also don’t want to introduce legislation to fix the…

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Full-time storyteller, part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe