Mad King Watch (Take XVII): What Trump And His Enablers Are Costing Us: A Handy Visual Reminder

<"We will remain disciplined
in our pricing initiatives 

to ensure additional inflationary pressures 

are passed through to customers.">
--Donnie King

"Farmers get paid less and less
for their products,
and, yet, when people to the grocery store,
we’re getting charged more and more.

"Who’s making the money? It’s the middle man.
It’s the meatpackers. It’s people like Tyson.
They need to be held to account for this."

US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO),

Facebook page 10-4-23

"Regardless of what your income level is, in some cases, a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging. "And then, in other cases, certain people believe, 'Well, this is

a really affordable premium experience." --Brian Niccol, defending his company's pricing model

“But, you know, that's life, 

that's dealing with the world we live in.”

<U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH),
pressed on rationales
for the Iran War that's spiked prices*

"And what about the comfortable people

who just can’t go without?
They’re forever panic buying,
in case things run out

"They never realize what they've got,
one day they will lose the lot, because...

"What's gonna happen when the buses don't run?
And what’s gonna happen when the winter comes?
What are you gonna do, what are you gonna do?
When the oil runs out!"

<Newtown Neurotics, 

"When The Oil Runs Out">

"The American people are crying out for us 

to address the cost of living. 

All we've done since July 

is stand around sucking on our teeth."

--U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA),
lamenting what everyone already knows..

"But I know what I'm doing,
I just can't stop doing it:

"Me and my companion, 

hell bent to ruin it:

"The three martini lunch,
Things will get better soon,
I've got a hunch..."

<Graham Parker,
"Three Martini Lunch">**

<Afterthoughts>
*When the backlash began, Jordan denied channeling his inner Frank Sinatra...
until CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins played
the relevant words back for him, on-air.

*Click here, for the appropriate soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseUWVmjvLY&list=RDVseUWVmjvLY&start_radio=1

And here, while you're at it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1lvqmAT_Ro&list=RDx1lvqmAT_Ro&start_radio=1