What he's saying is dumb, yes, we should be able to afford the world we live in. But you know conservatives would be saying the same thing, that it's your 'personal responsibility' 'not to eat out every day', if the situation was reversed and there was an R administration in the WH.
We, all as Americans, should be able to stand up together and say breakneck inflation is bull. But we're stuck blaming the other team and defending our own at all costs. Because we only have two choices.
If we really think we can do better as Americans than Joe Biden and Donald Trump, we need to make it happen. Which means structural reforms, not just voting for your team harder.