Spectrum News: Inflation numbers increase in latest report
Consumers prices increased 3.5% over last year, which is a 0.4% increase from February.
A lack of affordable housing and high gasoline prices are two of the largest contributors to inflation. Michael Jones, PhD, assistant professor of economics in the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, said President Joe Biden's push for student loan forgiveness also has played a role.
“This week, President Biden announced an additional student loan forgiveness program,” Jones said. “Again, that’s hundreds of billions of dollars that won’t be paid for, and he’s continuing to push personal loan forgiveness while inflation rates are still high. There’s several things that can be done to bring inflation down, but I think in this election year, it’s pretty unlikely that we’ll see any of those contribute to bringing inflation under control.”
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