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May 6, 2024


Title: Triggered by the Grocery Store
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by James Quintero
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Has Bidenomics been bad for just about everyone, except those who profit from Big Government?

Today, James Quintero discusses the concerns most Americans have about the soaring price of food. James is the Policy Director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People Campaign

Click here  to read James Quintero’s op-ed on this issue.

Questions/Issues Discussed:


Have the policies of the Biden Administration and WDC spearheads utterly failed the majority of Americans?

Do the majority of Americans say they are “triggered” by trips to the grocery store?

Do most Americans believe food prices will continue to soar?

Are many Americans living beyond their means?

What’s the solution? James Quintero reveals some startling information about the current governments’ budget problems and the current inflation index.

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April 18, 2024


Title: Triggered by the Grocery Store
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by James Quintero
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Has Bidenomics been bad for just about everyone, except those who profit from Big Government?

Today, James Quintero discusses the concerns most Americans have about the soaring price of food. James is the Policy Director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People Campaign

Click here  to read James Quintero’s op-ed on this issue.

Questions/Issues Discussed:


Have the policies of the Biden Administration and WDC spearheads utterly failed the majority of Americans?

Do the majority of Americans say they are “triggered” by trips to the grocery store?

Do most Americans believe food prices will continue to soar?

Are many Americans living beyond their means?

What’s the solution? James Quintero reveals some startling information about the current governments’ budget problems and the current inflation index.

Click here to help support the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the parent organization for The Canon.



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Title: Has Inflation Impacted Your Family?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Nearly three out of every four middle-class families say what they earn can’t keep up with inflation.

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women .

Click here for more from Patrice Onwuka on this and other topics.

Click here  to share how inflation has affected you and your family.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do too many go to bed hungry in America?

Has food insecurity skyrocketed due to inflation? Patrice explains what “food insecurity” is and why it’s such a problem right now.

Are too many having to choose what is more important: food, medicine, gas, or heating their homes? Patrice reveals some grim details – even among middle class families.

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum asking people to share their Inflation Story? (Click the link above to share yours.)

Why is the IWF so passionate about helping lift families out of poverty? Patrice and the IWF believe that anyone can be lifted out of poverty with the right help – and with the right legislation.



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April 17, 2024


Title: Americans Skipping Meals to Afford Housing
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Joe Barnett
with Heartland Daily News (HeartlandDailyNews.com)

Joe Barnett is the Senior Editor for Heartland Daily News, a publication of the Heartland Institute. Today, Joe discusses the ever-rising inflation hitting our nation and what people are doing to afford basic needs.

Click here to read Joe Barnett’s op-ed on this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:


Many Americans are struggling to pay their mortgage or rent. How are they attempting to find more dollars available for necessities?

According to one recent poll, 57.8% of Americans disapprove of the way Biden is handling the economy. Will he be able to pull a rabbit out of his hat and turn things around before the next election? Joe Barnett reveals that the US Federal government is currently borrowing $6 BILLION PER DAY to stay operational, so turning things around pretty much isn’t an option.

Americans painfully made it through the Carter years. Can we survive and thrive this time around?

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March 14, 2024


Title: Triggered by the Grocery Store
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by James Quintero
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Has Bidenomics been bad for just about everyone, except those who profit from Big Government?

Today, James Quintero discusses the concerns most Americans have about the soaring price of food. James is the Policy Director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People Campaign

Click here  to read James Quintero’s op-ed on this issue.

Questions/Issues Discussed:


Have the policies of the Biden Administration and WDC spearheads utterly failed the majority of Americans?

Do the majority of Americans say they are “triggered” by trips to the grocery store?

Do most Americans believe food prices will continue to soar?

Are many Americans living beyond their means?

What’s the solution? James Quintero reveals some startling information about the current governments’ budget problems and the current inflation index.

Click here to help support the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the parent organization for The Canon.



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September 13, 2023


Title: Debt Crisis + Inflation Crisis = Bad for ALL Americans
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Richard Stern
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)


Part 1 of 2

Someday we will have to pay off our massive government debt. How painful will it be? Who will be responsible for paying it?

New guest, Richard Stern, is the Director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation. He focuses on budget issues, spending issues, and the effects of both on every American. Today, Richard offers grim details about the debt and inflation crisis Americans are currently experiencing. Is there hope on the horizon?

Click here to read Richard Stern’s op-ed on this important issue.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Have government policies, including reckless spending, caused the current inflation cycle we are experiencing?

Do most Americans truly understand the depth of our national debt? How much does each taxpayer owe?

Can this debt just be written off/forgiven without paying it back? Richard reveals that, within a decade, the payments on the interest rate alone for the national debt will exceed the budgets for the military, Medicare, and Social Security.



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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Debt Crisis + Inflation Crisis = Bad for ALL Ame - ricans
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Richard Stern
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Several years ago, Senator Rand Paul proposed the “Penny-Plan”. What was the goal?

Presidential hopeful Perry Johnson has his own proposal: Two Cents to Save America. What is the goal of his plan?

How much does the federal government need to cut from every government program in order to balance the budget and pay off the 30+Trillion-dollar national debt? How would this affect the American economy?

What does The Heritage Foundation propose for reducing the federal deficit and paying it off?

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February 1, 2023


Title: Has Inflation Impacted Your Family?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Nearly three out of every four middle-class families say what they earn can’t keep up with inflation.

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women .

Click here for more from Patrice Onwuka on this and other topics.

Click here  to share how inflation has affected you and your family.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do too many go to bed hungry in America?

Has food insecurity skyrocketed due to inflation? Patrice explains what “food insecurity” is and why it’s such a problem right now.

Are too many having to choose what is more important: food, medicine, gas, or heating their homes? Patrice reveals some grim details – even among middle class families.

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum asking people to share their Inflation Story? (Click the link above to share yours.)

Why is the IWF so passionate about helping lift families out of poverty? Patrice and the IWF believe that anyone can be lifted out of poverty with the right help – and with the right legislation.



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October 28, 2022


Title: Despite White House Claims, America is in a Recession
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

Derryck Green is a political commentator, writer, and a member of Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Derryck explains that, although the Biden Administration has tried to deny it, a recession is here.

Click here to read the full op-ed by Project 21 contributor, David Almasi.

Click here for more from Derryck Green.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

On average, are Americans paying $500 more per month for groceries and $250 more per month for gasoline?

Is America definitely experiencing major inflation?

What is the definition of a recession?

Despite White House denial, are we in a recession?

What do we do to weather the storm?



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October 19, 2022


Title: Is America at a Crossroads?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Samuel Gregg
with American Institute for Economic Research (www.aier.org/)

New guest Samuel Gregg is Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research.  He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.

Today, Samuel Gregg discusses the current state of the American economy and also briefs his latest book, “The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World”.

Click here for more about Samuel Gregg.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did greed and thievery shape the American economy into one envied by most of the world? Or did free markets, capitalism, and people believing in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Is America’s current economy at a crossroads?

What are the causes of inflation in the US? Samuel believes that many government officials are “under the illusion that they can somehow manage the economy from the top down…better than 300 million entrepreneurs in the United States”. And this problem is not just coming from the Left; many on the Right are joining this circus.

Is it possible to get inflation under control? Samuel has some great suggestions…

Is everyone – poor and rich – impacted by inflation?

What is the premise behind Samuel’s latest book, “The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World”?



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Title: Despite White House Claims, America is in a Recession
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

Derryck Green is a political commentator, writer, and a member of Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Derryck explains that, although the Biden Administration has tried to deny it, a recession is here.

Click here to read the full op-ed by Project 21 contributor, David Almasi.

Click here for more from Derryck Green.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

On average, are Americans paying $500 more per month for groceries and $250 more per month for gasoline?

Is America definitely experiencing major inflation?

What is the definition of a recession?

Despite White House denial, are we in a recession?

What do we do to weather the storm?



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September 1, 2022


Title: Despite White House Claims, America is in a Recession
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

Derryck Green is a political commentator, writer, and a member of Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Derryck explains that, although the Biden Administration has tried to deny it, a recession is here.

Click here to read the full op-ed by Project 21 contributor, David Almasi.

Click here for more from Derryck Green.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

On average, are Americans paying $500 more per month for groceries and $250 more per month for gasoline?

Is America definitely experiencing major inflation?

What is the definition of a recession?

Despite White House denial, are we in a recession?

What do we do to weather the storm?



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August 25, 2022


Title: Will the Inflation Reduction Act Really Help Americans?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Dr. Mark Hendrickson
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)


Part 1 of 2

Politics 101 teaches: When in power, reward your friends and punish your enemies.

Dr. Mark Hendrickson is a retired economist. He currently serves as a Fellow for Economic and Social Policy with the Institute for Faith and Freedom at Grove City College. Today, Dr. Hendrickson discusses the Orwellian Inflation Reduction Act and why it is bad for all Americans.

Click here to read the full op-ed by Dr. Mark Hendrickson on this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do Progressive Democrats actually believe that America is not a good place and can be redeemed only by economic central planning by “Big Government”? Dr. Hendrickson believes that this is the absolute worse thing any country could do!

Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer proclaimed that the Inflation Reduction Act will help every citizen in this country. Will this really happen?

Does the Inflation Reduction Act punish fossil fuel providers while giving hundreds of billions of dollars for solar, wind, and even nuclear power?

When Trump cut taxes, did workers benefit? Dr. Hendrickson reveals that Trump’s corporate tax cuts resulted in record levels of employment and income for blacks and Hispanics.



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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Will the Inflation Reduction Act Really Help Americans?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Dr. Mark Hendrickson
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why did Democrat Joe Manchin tout his support of the Inflation Reduction Act? This is absolutely outrageous! Listen as Dr. Miller calls Manchin’s comments “nonsense”.

Will the Inflation Reduction Act make our electric grid more stable, reliable, and affordable? HINT: No!

Should the Inflation Reduction Act really be called the “Expand Government Control by Taxing the Private Sector Act”?




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August 4, 2022


Title: Despite White House Claims, America is in a Recession
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

Derryck Green is a political commentator, writer, and a member of Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Derryck explains that, although the Biden Administration has tried to deny it, a recession is here.

Click here to read the full op-ed by Project 21 contributor, David Almasi.

Click here for more from Derryck Green.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

On average, are Americans paying $500 more per month for groceries and $250 more per month for gasoline?

Is America definitely experiencing major inflation?

What is the definition of a recession?

Despite White House denial, are we in a recession?

What do we do to weather the storm?



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April 19, 2022


Title: Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Elizabeth Ames
with Special Guest


Part 1 of 3

Elizabeth Ames is a former Texas State Representative, noted commentator, and author. Her op-eds have appeared in many national outlets, including: Fox News, The Daily Caller, the American Spectator, and others.

Today, Elizabeth explains in plain English what inflation is, why it is bad, and how to fix it. She says in the second segment: “When you undermine money, you undermine the basic moral code of society.”

Click here for more information about Elizabeth Ames.

Click here to order your copy of “Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is inflation? Are there many misconceptions about inflation? Elizabeth says: “Our President, for example, thinks it’s a phenomenon that’s basically about greedy oil companies and greedy markets.”

What is the real cause of inflation?

Can we live without money?

Why has there been such an increase in the price of goods, especially at the grocery store?

Why is inflation bad? Elizabeth explains that ALL rates of inflation, even just a little bit, are bad – and it even hurts the wealthy.

Will America soon see a recession due to the inflation rate?



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Elizabeth Ames
with Special Guest

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What impact will the current inflation rate have on politics and government, especially on the upcoming November Mid-term Election? As a former Elected Official, Elizabeth is very passionate about government and has some great insight on this question…

FACT OR FICTION: High gas prices and the current inflation rate are Putin’s fault.

In Chapter Six of “Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It”, this admonition is found: “The most severe inflationary episodes have been associated with social breakdown. Higher levels of crime, corruption, and social unrest can lead to political extremism and the rise of dictators.” WHY?

How do we avoid the collapse of our government? Elizabeth will continue her explanation of the Gold Standard and the “fixed dollar” in the next segment…



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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Elizabeth Ames
with Special Guest

Questions/Issues Discussed:

How can we get inflation under control and keep the dollar value stable?

Will higher taxes and higher interest rates reduce the inflation rate? SHORT ANSWER: Nope.

What can WE do? Elizabeth says “VOTE!”

Remember: Purchase your copy of “Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It” here. …



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February 16, 2022


Title: Shrinkflation is at Large in the US Economy
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Dr. EJ Antoni
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Biden’s poll numbers are shrinking as the inflation rates soars. Coincidence? I think not.

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Dr. EJ Antoni says: “Say hello to shrinkflation, the covert-ops version of inflation.” Dr. Antoni is an expert economist with the TPPF, focusing on fiscal and monetary policy.

Click here to read more on this topic from Dr. EJ Antoni.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who does inflation hurt the most?

Do many people have the opportunity to just “make more money”? Dr. Antoni explains how government programs (i.e. free money) keep people from pursuing other careers and opportunities.

Can we lay the blame for today’s skyrocketing inflation rate at the feet of Joe Biden and his policies? Dr. Antoni explains that there is a difference between fiscal policies and monetary policies. BUT, he goes on to say that YES – we can blame the Biden Administration for our current inflation problem.

When calculating inflation and the cost of consumer goods, does the government calculate inflation today as they did in the 1970s and 1980s?

When calculating inflation and the cost of consumer goods, do government bureaucrats figure in the diminishing size of the product (i.e. how many ounces are in the can)? Dr. Antoni says that it doesn’t matter! Consumers know they are spending more on everything!

What are some other examples of “shrinkflation”?

Is shrinkflation taxation without representation? “It is a way for the government to take value away from consumers by printing money. It allows the government to spend money without having to raise an official tax,” Dr. Antoni says. He goes on to explain how many people don’t even realize it’s happening because it is usually gradual. However, this time it is different.



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October 20, 2021


Title: How Much Do You Have in Your Wallet?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

You have probably noticed that you are paying more at the pump to gas your vehicle. Have you noticed the same about your groceries and other bills you pay monthly?

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum, the leading national women’s organization dedicated to developing and advancing policies that affect us each and every day.

Click here for more information the IWF’s inflation tracker and to take their one-minute inflation poll.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why have bacon prices have increased nearly 20%, gasoline by over 40%, beef by nearly 20%, and eggs nearly 13%? Patrice offers several reasons, including the national debt deficit, fewer goods, more demand, and unemployment.

Government data points to an inflation rate of 5.4%. Is this at its highest level in 13 years?

Is inflation here to stay for the near term and longer?

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum tracking price changes on many household staples? Patrice explains that these high inflation rates are hitting lower- and middle-class families hard and they are doing all they can to help fight it.

Are supply chain disruptions going to interrupt the flow of staple goods? Patrice reveals that only two Senators are fighting for the American people: Senator Joe Manchin III (WV) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ).



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September 27, 2021


Title: What Were They Thinking? They Weren’t.
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Dr. EJ Antoni
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

The White House predicted 2021 inflation to be only 2%. Clearly, they are out of touch with reality because the White House Office of Management and Budget recently more than doubled its inflation forecast for the year.

Dr. EJ Antoni is an economist with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Dr. Antoni’s research focuses on fiscal and monetary policy.

Click here to read more on this issue from Dr. Antoni.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are the responsibilities of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?

Listen in as EJ reveals what the inflation already was in January of this year and why the OMB was dreaming when they predicted a total inflation of only 2% for the remaining 11 months of the year.

What was the inflation rate during the Trump Administration? Was this on par for previous years?

What is inflation? Bret has a great explanation and also discusses some of the inflationary pressures in our economy.

Should we all be preparing now?




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