The Joe Biden administration just made the most bizarre economic brag in recent memory.
They claim that compared to last year, they are saving Americans a whopping sixteen cents on the cost of a July 4th cookout.
Sixteen cents. Are people supposed to be thankful or impressed?
Newsweek reports:
White House Boasts Cookouts Are 16 Cents Cheaper This Year and the Internet Isn’t Impressed
The Biden administration boasted on Thursday that cost of a Fourth of July cookout went down by 16 cents in 2021 compared to 2020, prompting backlash on social media.
The White House issued a tweet touting modest price decreases in foods popular over the holiday weekend. Savings highlighted in the tweet included the cost of a 13-ounce bag of potato chips dropping by 1 percent and a three-pound portion of center cut pork chops plummeting by 2 percent. A 32-ounce serving of pork and beans, listed at $1.90, represented the largest savings at a 13 percent reduction.
“Planning a cookout this year?” the tweet asked, alongside an animated image listing the price drops. “Ketchup on the news. According to the Farm Bureau, the cost of a 4th of July BBQ is down from last year. It’s a fact you must-hear(d). Hot dog, the Biden economic plan is working. And that’s something we can all relish.”
This tweet is from the official Biden White House account:
Planning a cookout this year? Ketchup on the news. According to the Farm Bureau, the cost of a 4th of July BBQ is down from last year. It’s a fact you must-hear(d). Hot dog, the Biden economic plan is working. And that’s something we can all relish. pic.twitter.com/7h9qLauIbC
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 1, 2021
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This is so tone deaf, it’s stunning.
Inflation is running rampant, the price of lumber is up 377%, gas prices are up $1.20/gal, energy costs are 25% higher, used cars are up 20%, but rest assured, Biden is bragging a that a cookout will cost you SIXTEEN CENTS LESS. #missionaccomplished https://t.co/vvbLNBwjZa
— Razor (@hale_razor) July 1, 2021
THANK YOU FOR MY 16 CENTS JOE BIDEN https://t.co/w8PTtGoWhK
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) July 1, 2021
"Maw! Paw! We done saved 16 cents!"
"Now you can go to college, son" https://t.co/QbyznjkzGc— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) July 1, 2021
Enjoy your extra sixteen cents this July 4th!
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