he was the one who came out and said flatten the curve, and that flattening the curve kept going on and on and on. now, when it comes to schools, he s not telling a fib here. in july of 2020, i interviewed him and he said we have to get the schools open by the fall, but note he had already set a policy of lockdowns and closures that were extended to the schools. so the issue of collateral damage, mental health effects, socialization, nutrition, eye care, the mask overuse, the issue of not being with your peers that we were so worried about was extended and he talked about it in july 2020, but i think the horses were already out of the barn. we saw from other parts of the world that you could leave schools open and the spread did not increase. john: to that point, dr. siegel, it s one thing to say we want the schools to open, but it s another to set conditions or be among the people setting conditions that make it impossible for those schools to open. and at the same time, t
out there and we have said multiple times to making sure that he s talking directly to the american people about how we are delivering on our promises, delivering on how we re really taking inflation seriously. this past weekend, he did it hit the road with this message. watch. our economy is strong as hell. inflation is worldwide. worse off everywhere else than it is in the united states. let s bring in stephen moore, former senior economic adviser to president trump and robert wolf, former economic adviser to president obama, founder and ceo of 32 advisers and a fox news contributor. we had five minutes but we had to do the title so now we have 3 1/2. thanks for coming on. steve, to you first. you and e.j. wrote this in the new york post. average american is losing 34 k and everything else on biden s work. the average 401(k) hit over 35,000 at the start of the year. the assets have shrunk. the average plan down about $34,000. 24% in less than one year. in you put in