Which leftist piss rag did you read that in? Who do these so-called "real economists" work for? The same media cabal who hated Trump, initially said cloth masks weren't effective against covid, then changed their mind for 2 years, then changed their mind again after it was over? Those people? Right.
I'm gonna be a little nicer than I ordinarily would be because in your original post you seemed to indicate that you purposely stay uninformed. To start, Biden absolutely takes blame for rising gas prices given that upon assuming office he immediately took executive action driving the price higher, namely and most importantly killing the Keystone XL pipeline. But he also banned fracking on public lands. We were on track to be a net oil exporter, and Biden destroyed that. But he also made imports more expensive both because he banned Russian oil, and because OPEC and other cartels know he's a predictable, weak-willed, senile, softy, so they've cut supply which has driven up prices.
You know it's really ironic that you said "be kind" in your original post, because there are a ton of people in America for whom these price increases greatly harm their ability to maintain their standard of living. Massachusetts is one of the wealthiest states in the union with very high pay and a usable public transit system. So yeah, screw all those poor and average people who were already having a hard time (because wage increases
have absolutely not kept up with inflation nor productivity and you're incredibly misinformed if you think they have).
This argument, which I frequently see made by blue-haired bad-tattoo-having college students, is a completely fallacy as gas prices do not exist in a vacuum. The price of nearly every product you consume, including and especially food, is affected by gas prices. Prices for everything have increased. So it's not just an extra 20-30 bucks a week now, is it?
Your entire identity doesn't have to be politics for you to pay attention to what's going on. Not paying attention means you cede your power to stop the degeneration of society. You are a hard working, loving provider for your family, which is great! But not everyone got the memo to just work hard and live and let live.
Bit by
bit, people who hate you begin to encroach. And eventually you will no longer be able to ignore it.
That's very fortunate for you. Your perception would probably be different if you had the misfortune of being negatively affected by leftist policies, like the countless families who have lost someone they loved because an illegal immigrant was here driving drunk, or the oil drillers who were put out of work because of the anti-oil policies. I could go on. The President absolutely affects people in general, no matter how insulated you as an individual may be.
I am very fortunate in my compensation as a computer guy. Yes, a lot of that was hard work, but there was also luck, blessing, and help from others. Not everyone can be so financially well off like us. That doesn't mean their lives aren't great. Quite frankly to reduce someone's life value to their income or to write off struggles because you have it good is quite conceited.