As Americans gather with family and friends to enjoy a significantly more expensive Thanksgiving, President Joe Biden and his family are h...
As Americans gather with family and friends to enjoy a significantly more expensive Thanksgiving, President Joe Biden and his family are headed off to the exclusive estate of a billionaire friend.
The Farm Bureau reported that the typical Thanksgiving meal is up 14 percent from last year, while turkeys are now roughly $1.50 per pound or a 24 percent increase.
Other items that have seen a noticeable rise in price include dinner rolls, up 15 percent, and frozen pie crusts, 20 percent more.
On Wednesday, before leaving for the 13 acre, $20 million estate of billionaire David Rubenstein on Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts, Biden encouraged his fellow Americans to keep “perspective” on the nation’s current economic challenges, according to the New York Post.
“[It’s] important to maintain perspective about where our economy stands today. The fact is, America has a lot to be proud of. We’re experiencing the strongest economic recovery in the world,” the president said in a speech on Tuesday.
Not to sound ungrateful for the progress the country has made since the COVID shutdowns of the spring of 2020, but Biden’s statement is actually false.
China has experienced stronger economic growth this year.
As the U.S. weathers its worst inflation in 31 years, the Real Clear Politics average of polls finds Biden’s approval of the handling of the economy underwater: 37.9 percent approve, while 55.7 percent disapprove.
It should be noted the president’s exit from D.C. to Nantucket for Thanksgiving is something of a family tradition.
The Bidens have spent most of their Thanksgivings, going back to the 1970s, on the island located about 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.
“They stayed at Rubenstein’s compound before — once in 2014 when Biden was vice president,” according to the Post.
The estate reportedly has a pool, a tennis court and a private dock.
Rubenstein co-founded the private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, and his estimated worth is $4.6 billion, according to Forbes.
The average price of a home on Nantucket is approximately $2 million.
On Wednesday, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki what message it sends for Biden to be jetting off to a billionaire’s compound, while middle-class Americans struggle to pay for their much pricier Thanksgiving meal.
Psaki answered that the administration is pushing for more relief — read more inflationary government spending — for people, and that turkeys are not much more expensive than last year.
“This is a time to put politics aside, spend time with your loved ones and talk about what you’re grateful for,” she added.
True enough. She nailed the reason for the holiday — gratitude — I would add for God’s blessings.
However, when Biden’s policies of massive government spending and curtailing energy production are, in large part, the cause of the nation’s current inflationary spike, it’s worth noting that the president’s trip to stay with his billionaire buddy does make him look detached from the reality of many Americans this Thanksgiving.
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