"This doesn't really hold up when one side is outlawing ablution and trans, and the other side isn't doing anything like that."
This is the kind of statement that proves there is a huge problem with people who are too partisan to be objective. The fact you think Dems aren't doing things to limit freedoms and gain control, when there is ample, real-world, irrefutable evidence they are, is indicative of everything wrong with this country today. Your statement would be correct if you said, "This doesn't really hold up when one side is outlawing ablution and trans, and the other side isn't doing anything like that" and had qualified it by saying the other side isn't doing anything like that in regard to those specific topics. It still would read bad but at least it would be the truth and not some partisan statement. Dems have been trying to control free speech and free thought for most of the 21st century so far, and that isn't debatable, just like Reps have been trying to control abortion. Enough people have been fired, their lives have been ruined, etc. because of Liberals. Even in cases where someone was falsely accused, the Liberal outrage that occurred ruined that person's life.
And that's just one example. There are many, many, MANY others. Your inability to think objectively and understand that both parties are vying for control based on their prevalent opinions is harming this country, not the actual legislation itself. America is meant to change with the times so laws changing is a good thing, it's the people who refuse to see any other perspective and then making everything they don't agree with into a national emergency that is why this country is hurting.
"FOX is right-lite designed to sell advertising to people that can't stomach the left leaning sources."
I have to say, that is one heck of an accurate description of FOX. Can't stand all their ads and their catering to the companies that match their narrative.
Cherry-picking metrics has become an actual political platform for Dems. There is also peer-reviewed, substantial research that shows increasing minimum wage also increases inflation disproportionately. There's a lot of research that shows increasing salaries significantly leads to more bankruptcies and poor wealth management.
The point isn't that increasing minimum wage is bad, the point is that every decision has negatives and ignoring them only ensures that new problems grow without any solutions. So you fix one thing and 2 more bad things creep up.
"Except inflation hasn't been caused by political wage-tinkering."
There is plenty of research to show it has in the last 3 years. There are people hard at work on both sides doing research to discredit the other, and much of it is actually good research...it's just hidden by lies and falsehoods spread by those who don't agree with the results. But, by your statement, you actually believe that none of the inflation that has occurred has anything to do with politicians lobbying for increased wages. Sure, not all of it has to do with that variable in the equation but your statement goes against all logic AND past REAL, DOCUMENTED history that has occurred in cycles over and over again. In short, you are ignoring reality and minimizing problems just because you don't like that they exist. The next time you want to point a finger, just know that kind of ideology makes things a lot worse than most people you are pointing at.