A stagflation swamp: Joe Biden is Jimmy Carter 2.0

Published August 20, 2021 4:00am ET



The year is 1977. In August, President Jimmy Carter is seven months into his presidency. Inflation has cleared 6%, while the U.S. labor force participation rate is stuck at 62.3%. The New York Times warns of a “stagflation swamp.”

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