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September 24, 2022

On September 2, Karine Jean-Pierre announced, “We have created nearly ten thousand million jobs since President Biden took office, which is the fastest job growth in history.”  The Biden administration’s job numbers equate to 30 times the U.S. population; Jean-Pierre’s qualifier of “fastest job growth in history” reads more oblivious than insightful.

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The press secretary’s slip of the tongue may have been innocent, but as far as we know, the president could have given her those figures.  Biden plays fast and loose with numbers, to the point where one must question his ability to comprehend basic arithmetic.  Here are five recent miscalculations signaling that he needs to enroll in remedial math classes.

8.5% = 0

This August, President Biden boasted to American citizens, “our economy had zero percent inflation in July.”  Critics quickly pointed to the problematic context of Biden’s numerical bravado.  While the month-to-month change in overall inflation from June to July may have been zero, the year-to-year change was 8.5%.  In a piece for the American Institute of Economic Research, Peter C. Earle verified the rarity of 0% monthly inflation “changes,” while also noting the broad effect of Consumer Price Index changes on goods.  Earle concluded, “Even for an administration desperate for good news, touting a meaningless statistical aberration as an achievement is a pitiful turn.”

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349,000 = 163,000

With the proposed rule changes to Title IX, the Biden administration redefines “sex” and ignores a majority Supreme Court opinion limiting gender identity–based discrimination to Title VII.  Grassroots organizations led intense campaigns to reject the Title IX policy changes that would allow boys in girls bathrooms, abuse parental rights, and label pronoun misuse as discrimination.  A record number of critical comments were left on the government registrar.  Politico noted over 349,000 comments by September 6.  By September 8, however, the comments numbered 163,000; approximately 186,000 comments disappeared.  The Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), an organization assisting grassroots groups in educating citizens on the Title IX rule change, is demanding answers.  Writing in their public records request to the Department of Education, DFI states:

The famed British economist, John Maynard Keynes, is believed to have stated that “it is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong,” but the wildly ricocheting tally of comments officially submitted in response to the [Notice of Proposed Rule Making] defies all logic.

50 Illegal Aliens = Humanitarian Crisis

Florida governor Ron DeSantis sent approximately 50 illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard this month.  Martha’s Vineyard prides itself on inclusivity and respect for all.  Posters distributed on the island read, “All Are Welcome Here” and “We stand with IMMIGRANTS.”  Upon arrival of the few dozen migrants to the sanctuary site, Martha’s Vineyard tweeted updates about the unfolding “humanitarian crisis” on the Island.  The solution? Shipping the interlopers away within 48 hours of their arrival to meet 125 National Guard members deployed by Massachusetts’s Governor Baker.  Biden accused Republicans of performing “political stunts” in transferring migrants to sanctuary sites.  Placing this humanitarian crisis into context, Martha’s Vineyard would need to receive 24,000 more illegal aliens to match the proportion of immigrants to residents that Del Rio, Texas experienced in July.

1 Footnote = Negative 72,277 COVID Deaths