leetp said:

Hey, @johnhugh, imagine looking at this table and somehow finding a way to absolve Joe Biden of responsibility for inflation:

Total Budget​	As % of GDP​
Receipts​	Outlays​	Surplus​	GDP​	Receipts​	Outlays​	Surplus​
2016​	3,268​	3,853​	-585​	18,582​	17.6​	20.7​	-3.1​
2017​	3,316​	3,982​	-665​	19,317​	17.2​	20.6​	-3.4​
2018​	3,330​	4,109​	-779​	20,369​	16.3​	20.2​	-3.8​
2019​	3,463​	4,447​	-984​	21,224​	16.3​	21​	-4.6​
2020​	3,421​	6,550​	-3,129​	21,000​	16.3​	31.2​	-14.9​
2021​	3,581​	7,250​	-3,669​	22,030​	16.3​	32.9​	-16.7​
2022​	4,174​	6,011​	-1,837​	23,500​	17.8​	25.6​	-7.8​
2023​	4,641​	6,013​	-1,372​	24,563​	18.9​	24.5​	-5.6​
2024​	4,828​	6,187​	-1,359​	25,537​	18.9​	24.2​	-5.3​

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/federal-budget-receipts-and-outlays

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Spoiler

2026's total receipts is expected to top 5.3 trillion. Soak that in a minute and then tell me either party is truly worried about inflation....