high that took some hurt away. consumer price index came in 8. 5%, that is better than 9.1% in june. but it is up 8.5%. you look at a dozen eggs, you pay 30% more this year than last year. you look at price of meat, fish, paying 20% higher today than last year. even though our wages have crept higher they are not keeping up with the rate of inflation. that is a problem. trey: let me ask you a broad question. at intersection of economic and politics. do administrations take too much credit when the economy does well and and absorb too much blame when it is not or do we did it right. all of the administrations from years
away. consumer price index came in 8. 5%, that is better than 9.1% in june. but it is up 8.5%. you look at a dozen eggs, you pay 30% more this year than last year. you look at price of meat, fish, paying 20% higher today than last year. even though our wages have crept higher they are not keeping up with the rate of inflation. that is a problem. trey: let me ask you a broad question. at intersection of economic and politics. do administrations take too much credit when the economy does well and and absorb too much blame when it is not or do we did it right. all of the administrations from years