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Carl Marlinga: “The cost of Rice Krispies and toilet paper and donuts…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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2022 Candidate Interview Carl Marlinga for Congress Dist 10

Published | Video Starts at 15:31

Everybody wants to attack inflation, but I know that the way to attack inflation is to get at gas prices, because gas prices are the reason why we pay more out of our wallets for transportation. But also The cost of Rice Krispies and toilet paper and donuts, everything goes up if you got to pay for the transport by trucks which use more gas. So I'm a little bit more precise on the issues in the general election. I guess there are probably a myriad of issues, including differences on the environment and protection of workers. (15:31–15:42)

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Asserts that increased gas prices lead to higher costs for consumer goods due to transportation expenses.

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