Washington politicians pretend they don’t know what’s behind runaway inflation, but voters know.
What can policymakers do? While it’s impossible to put the toothpaste back in the tube, there are measures to decrease inflationary pressures.
That starts with fiscal restraint. Lawmakers at the federal, state, and local levels need to control the runaway growth of government spending. They must resist the urge to overspend now and give out “free money” in an election year, and should work to enact guardrails on government spending, like the Taxpayer Protection Act, which controls the growth of state government spending.
Lawmakers should enact tax reform that eases burdens on working families and enables small businesses to hire workers and raise wages. They should seek