Blame Russia!

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a detestable act of aggression and rightfully angers billions of people around the world who wish for peace. But to stick it to Putin, is it necessary to deplatform, condemn, and punish everyday Russian citizens? As Ron and Sarah jump in joy at Russian cats being banned from the International Cat Federation, Seamus suggests a better way…

CREDITS: Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone Animated by Seamus Coughlin Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone

LINKS:

– Russian National Anthem Credit – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_Anthem_of_Russia_(2000),_three_verses.ogg?fbclid=IwAR30vGVHhJyYJbSlhvYs5cF7dLT9cU6DZuoqU_YMhOpNsA8fGrQ6XQ9b9Xc

– Inflation – https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_inflation_rate#:~:text=US%20Inflation%20Rate%20is%20at,long%20term%20average%20of%203.24%25 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/business/economy/cpi-inflation-february-2022.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-february-2022-11646857681

– 29% of money printed since 2020 –

M1 methodology has changed, making it a bad number to analyze money printing over last two years. A better way is to look at M2SL data. Data show a 42% increase in money supply since Jan 2020. Another way to say it, 29% of our money was printed since Jan 2020.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL

– Banning Russia – https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/fifa-uefa-suspend-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/russia-cat-ban-ukraine-war/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU1nZBVtAxk