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Inflation Record: Biden Versus Trump

In our latest Liberty Update, we highlight the welcome series of positive economic news since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, including his superior record on inflation compared to his predecessor Joe Biden.  As is often the case, our friends at Unleash Prosperity have captured that inflation comparison in a helpful image, which is worth sharing and keeping in mind when the media continues to do its best to badmouth the Trump economy:

 

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="795"] Trump Versus Biden On Inflation[/caption]

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November 04, 2025 • 01:14 PM

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10 Decades, 10 Lessons from Milton Friedman
By Troy Senik
Wednesday, August 01 2012
Earlier this week, we commemorated the centennial of the birth of Milton Friedman – the economist and public intellectual who probably did more than any other figure in the 20th century to popularize and render intelligible the ideas animating free-market economics. The fact that Friedman nearly got to see the occasion – living until 2006, when he passed away at the age of 94 – is a testimony to his physical endurance. But as impressive as his longevity was, it pales in comparison to the durability of his ideas. Friedman had a rare gift. Like William Shakespeare, whose…
 
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"Senate Democrats feel confident after Tuesday's election that they have the advantage over Republicans in the government shutdown battle and are pointing to President Trump's statement that Republicans are getting 'killed' politically as a big reason to stand their ground.A bipartisan deal hashed out by centrist Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee to reopen the government…[more]
 
 
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