When Charts Do the Talking 🤔

So much noise about inflation.
Everyone yelling like prices woke up one morning and chose violence.

Ever wonder what inflation actually looked like under each president?

This is the quiet comparison. 📊😌

💸 Inflation (aka “why your money feels imaginary now”)

🇺🇸 Obama (2009–2017)

Came in after the Great Recession. Economy already limping.

Inflation was low, calm, and boring

Prices crept up slowly

Average inflation: ~1.4–1.5% per year

Not exciting… but your paycheck didn’t need therapy.

🇺🇸 Trump (2017–2021)

Before COVID flipped the table:

Inflation stayed pretty normal

Average: ~1.9–2.5% per year

Then 2020 happened.
Pandemic. Shutdowns. Supply chains disappeared like socks in a dryer.

🇺🇸 Biden (2021–2024/25)

Inflation when he took office? ~1.4%.

Then came:

Pandemic aftershocks

Stimulus

Supply shortages

Energy chaos

Result?

Inflation spiked hard, peaking at ~9% in 2022

Term average: ~5%+ per year, much higher than the last two

This is when groceries started acting brand-new every week.

🧠 Reality check:

Inflation doesn’t run on vibes.
Presidents don’t control prices with a switch. But timing, policy, and global chaos definitely matter.

The chart shows the bars.
Your receipt shows the trauma.

Funny how facts still work.

👀 Now the real question (don’t dodge it):

Was there ever a president where working one full-time job actually felt… enough?

Or have we all just been grinding 40+ hours,juggling side hustles, and pretending this is normal no matter who’s in office?

👇 Curious to hear real experiences, not party slogans.