U.S. inflation in 2021 was the highest since 1982, with December consumer prices up 7% from a year earlier, CNBC reports.
The big problem for President Biden and Democrats is that wage growth was up only 4.7% over the same period.
Inflation Rises 7% Over the Past Year
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