Greed Is Always to Blame

“[R]esounding evidence” shows that…corporate profits accounted for about 53% of inflation during last year’s second and third quarters. Profits drove just 11% of price growth in the 40 years prior to the pandemic.

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds, The Guardian
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