{"id":1028336,"date":"2023-11-22T14:31:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028336"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:57:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:57:55","slug":"%f0%9f%a6%83-bidenomics-is-gobbling-down-food-and-travel-costs-for-american-families-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%a6%83-bidenomics-is-gobbling-down-food-and-travel-costs-for-american-families-this-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udd83 Bidenomics Is Gobbling Down Food and Travel Costs for American Families This Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-War-Room-Release-Logo-15.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028337\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden\u2019s Bidenomics agenda is serving up lower costs directly to the Thanksgiving table this year, with a cornucopia of Thanksgiving necessities \u2014 from travel to turkey to gas \u2014 trotting to their lowest prices since the pandemic. While MAGA Republicans are pushing an extreme agenda to raise costs and cut taxes for the ultra-rich, Bidenomics is providing relief for working families just in time for the holidays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thanks to Bidenomics, Thanksgiving costs from turkeys to cranberries have fallen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/thanksgiving-costs-down-this-year-from-turkey-to-travel-198087237562\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cThanksgiving costs down this year from turkey to travel\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/15\/business\/thanksgiving-dinner-less-expensive-inflation\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cThanksgiving dinner will be less expensive this year. You can thank turkeys (and cooling inflation)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/15\/thanksgiving-dinner-turkey-is-cheaper-this-year.html\">CNBC<\/a>: \u201cThanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year thanks to lower turkey costs, survey shows\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Thanksgiving dinner this year will gobble up less of your wallet, thanks in large part to lower turkey prices. \u2026 Almost everything on the Thanksgiving menu is lower \u2013 prices for cranberries have dropped 18%. But the main reason for the decrease is due to the star of the show \u2014 the turkey. This year, a 16-pound turkey is averaging $27.35, down 5.6% from a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>While Thanksgiving feasts are getting more affordable, travel costs have gone down as well \u2014&nbsp;including gas prices reaching their lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f190d6dc-4417-4f52-ae39-e40accc1e5e7\">Financial Times<\/a>: \u201cFalling fuel prices and airfares bring relief ahead of US Thanksgiving\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2023\/11\/17\/thanksgiving-gas-prices-could-hit-lowest-level-since-2020---as-cost-keeps-sliding\/?sh=4ab02f553ef8\">Forbes<\/a>: \u201cThanksgiving Gas Prices Could Hit Lowest Level Since 2020 \u2014 As Cost Keeps Sliding\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGas prices nationwide have been decreasing for weeks \u2014 and are expected to keep falling \u2014 ahead of a Thanksgiving travel period that experts and the Transportation Security Administration expect to be one of the busiest in years, but could be the most affordable for drivers since November 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/17\/business\/gas-prices-thanksgiving-inflation-oil\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cGas prices are tumbling, just in time for Thanksgiving\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe last time it was this cheap to travel by car for Thanksgiving, almost no one was on the roads. Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday travel rush, gas prices are tumbling fast. \u2026 If prices stay near current levels, this would be the cheapest gas price on Thanksgiving Day since 2020 when Covid-19 caused many Americans to stay off the roads altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/20\/us-gas-prices-are-falling-and-could-hit-the-cheapest-thanksgiving-day-price-since-2020.html\">CNBC<\/a>: \u201cU.S. gas prices are falling and could hit the cheapest Thanksgiving day price since 2020\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Even right-wing outlet Newsmax knows that Bidenomics is delivering for hardworking families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/finance\/streettalk\/thanksgiving-meal-inflation\/2023\/11\/15\/id\/1142404\/\">Newsmax<\/a>: \u201cThanksgiving Meal Costs Americans 4.5% Less This Year\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith gas prices and airfares falling it will be cheaper for Americans to get to Grandma&#8217;s or wherever they celebrate Thanksgiving this year, and when they arrive they&#8217;ll find another happy price shock: The turkey and sides will cost less than last year. The American Farm Bureau Federation&#8217;s annual survey of holiday food prices out Wednesday shows the full spread will run a party of 10 about 4.5% less in 2023 than in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden\u2019s Bidenomics agenda is serving up lower costs directly to the Thanksgiving table this year, with a cornucopia of Thanksgiving necessities \u2014 from travel to turkey to gas \u2014 trotting to their lowest prices since the pandemic. 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