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The lesson of history is that when inflation gets to these levels, it takes years to come back down again, as it did in the 1970s and nearly did in the 1990s, not the months currently predicted. its not just about the worst inflation figures for decades. this problem is so broad—based, affecting every single household in the country, either in the extraordinary monthly direct debits energy companies are asking customers to pay or in prepayment meters. its not a pinch, its not a squeeze, its a ...

Into a growth problem. and the question is, how long is it going to last? in clitheroe, warren bennett runs this beer hall and events venue. he says, for businesses, double—digit inflation is already here. nationally, theyre talking about inflation maybe reaching 10% later in the year. it feels like its a lot higher than that already. and he says, as customers are managing their pennies, hes having to manage a shortage of staff. habits have changed. i think the spontaneity of people going out ...

Now, as weve been hearing, we havent had this for four decades. and we did have inflation going up to 9%, it tended to take years rather than months to come back down again. the forecast of the bank of england is that it will only take months, but the reason for that is quite important. back then, in the late 70s, unions, workers had big bargaining power in order to match their wage rises with the inflation rises. not so much the case any more, but that means pain at home, household budgets sque...

To impose a windfall levy and the exes process of the oil and gas company who are making the most of this. use our profits announced by shell and bp last week, that would get more help to people. at measures like that could be brought in but they are missing.— like that could be brought in but they are missing. thats whats not in the queens _ they are missing. thats whats not in the queens speech _ they are missing. thats whats not in the queens speech today. - they are missing. thats whats no...

When you listen to cnn versus how they were talking about tom brady, they had people saying, i dont know, i dont know. everyone says, poor peyton manning, hes the best, how dare anyone say this. thats a good indication of people saying its not true, thats a good indication, because they dont want to. >> all this material is married to ashley manning. theres only three things you can get adh for. one is a growth problem, one is a cvr issue, and one is something youre born with that takes your ent...

Doing the things we need to do to change the fiscal trajectory of this country. this country has two problems. it has a growth problem, and it has a debt problem. theres a way of actually addressing those problems together, but it involves adopting some pro-growth policies, making hard decisions, doing things it like tax reform, which both encourages growth and can produce revenues that lower the debt. thats the stuff we should be working on. its a lot easier to work on those things when the deb...

Seriously despite the pain it could cause for about 160 million americans. >> this is a manufactured crisis. we dont have a short-term deficit problem. we have a jobs and growth problem and we have a faltering recovery. we should put off the sequester. put off this grand bargain. come back. let the bush tax cuts expire. make sure the middle class doesnt have to pavement the schif a manufactured media drama. >> laura: wow, can you say out of touch? joining us now from new york is maxwell a democr...

Before. but they are certainly are necessary to come to some sort of deal here if were going to get anything done before january 1. i think the bottom line is this: we do not have a short-term deficit crisis. i agree with katrina on that point. we have a revenue problem. and a growth problem. we have millions of americans out of work. that. >> laura: zerlina, you have to be better at math than that. >> im very good at math, actually. >> laura: 90% tax rate on the upper income level on the united...

Influence that they had before. but they are certainly are necessary to come to some sort of deal here if were going to get anything done before january 1. i think the bottom line is this: we do not have a short-term deficit crisis. i agree with katrina on that point. we have a revenue problem. and a growth problem. we have millions of americans out of work. that. >> laura: zerlina, you have to be better at math than that. >> im very good at math, actually. >> laura: 90% tax rate on the upper in...

Before. but they are certainly are necessary to come to some sort of deal here if were going to get anything done before january 1. i think the bottom line is this: we do not have a short-term deficit crisis. i agree with katrina on that point. we have a revenue problem. and a growth problem. we have millions of americans out of work. that. >> laura: zerlina, you have to be better at math than that. >> im very good at math, actually. >> laura: 90% tax rate on the upper income level on the united...