Yellen falls on her sword for Biden and takes the hit for extended inflation.

[Saltwater60]

I knew it would be be short-lived so?

Inflation: Treasury secretary Janet Yellen concedes she was wrong on ‘path that inflation would take’ | CNN Politics

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Dr. Evil]

So the treasury secretary doesn't understand the financial aspect of policy and the economy. Comforting.

 

[SomeSoldier]

So the treasury secretary doesn't understand the financial aspect of policy and the economy. Comforting.

Seems about right.

 

[meketrefe]

Socialism works until the hardworking abused taxpayer says: I quit.

Survivor Island.
Bidens Misery Challenge.

 

[Jezman]

But is she going to do something about it? I bet he'll nnnnnoooooo.

 

[fresch]

So spending your way out of bankruptcy won't work twice?
Reminds me of how I passed college economics class, never did homework, missed most classes; got called in towards end of term to be told I would fail the class, by the time I left the room I would be getting a B for the year.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

So the treasury secretary doesn't understand the financial aspect of policy and the economy. Comforting.

Clearly, she Isn't Diverse Enough™.

 

[libertysnake]

So the treasury secretary doesn't understand the financial aspect of policy and the economy. Comforting.

So she failed at her job. Isn't that normally why people get fired? Just saying.

 

[Dr. Evil]

So she failed at her job. Isn't that normally why people get fired? Just saying.

Key word being "normally." Times are anything but "normal."

 

[fresch]

New normal

 

[kev74]

Or her failure, and those of the rest of the Brandon administration, are by design.

More Pretending, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Pretends She Got It Wrong on Inflation, She Did Not - The Last Refuge

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has more financial and analytical resources at her fingertips than thousand hedge funds combined. When Secretary Yellen claims today that she “got it wrong” about inflation, what she is doing is continuing the game of pretending; she’s positioning the...

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