All Trick, No Treat Under Democrats

Higher Prices, Costume Shortages, And Far-Left Cancel Culture All Threaten Halloween This Year

HALLOWEEN PRICES ARE UP UNDER BIDENFLATION

• Americans are seeing increased prices for everything Halloween-related, with items like candy up 2 percent and clothing up 3.4 percent.
  • According to Biden’s favorite economist Mark Zandi, inflation is costing the average American family $175 per month, or $2,100 a year.
• The number of Americans who thinking “spending money” is the scariest thing about Halloween is up sharply this year.
  • 61 percent more Americans believe spending money is the “scariest thing about Halloween” this year compared to last year.
• Biden already spent $1.9 trillionand is looking to spend trillions more on his and Democrats’ radical agenda, a recipe for even more inflation and higher prices.

BIDEN’S SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS HITS HALLOWEEN

• Stores selling costumes, decorations, candy, and other Halloween goods have been “haunted by shipping issues” and missing inventory, leading to bare shelves.
• Halloween costumes are out of stock or not arriving on time due to Biden’s supply chain crisis.
  • Colorado Springs resident Kevin Hargis said of his Viking costume plans: “I paid $30 for it to get on time, and it’s not here.”
• The empty Halloween shelves have forced Americans to turn to online resale marketplaces where spooky decorations like skeletons are being listed for as much as $1,000.

ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS AND FAR LEFT SCHOOL BOARDS, PARENTS ARE THE VILLAIN

• Some schools are canceling Halloween over concerns of “equity and inclusion” without parents involvement in the decision.
  • The National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to Biden comparing parents at school board meetings to “domestic terrorists.”
  • Connecticut Democrats compared parents upset with their school boards to horror movie villains.
• The Biden administration and Democrats do not believe parents should be in charge of their kid’s education.
  • Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that parents should not be the “primary stakeholder” in their children’s education.
  • The Democrat nominee for Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe, doesn’t believe that “parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”