We are told weekly if not daily that inflation is down then why does my wallet look and feel lighter?
If inflation is so low and manageable then why are my eggs a dollar more than a year ago?
There are many excuses these days…..price of gas….death of chickens….labor strikes….we could on and on but why bother….you get the picture.
One another side of this story….we give deep tax cuts to corporations which makes them more profitable and do they do the right thing and reward us peasants with lower prices?
What the Hell is going on?
Inflation has eased over the last two years, and with supply chains no longer struggling to keep up with demand and companies’ business costs stabilizing, an analysis out Thursday asks: Why haven’t American households seen the benefits of a more secure economy, with the prices of consumer goods and services falling?
The answer, said economic justice think tank Groundwork Collaborative, is that high prices linked to the coronavirus pandemic were never just the result of higher labor and production costs—but were partially caused by corporations’ deliberate price gouging.
When the pandemic upended the U.S. economy, said the group, “businesses jumped on the opportunity to pass these costs on to consumers—and added a little extra to pad their profits.”
“The worst part?” said the group. “They’re still doing it.”
Groundwork analyzed corporate earnings reports starting in 2021, focusing on numerous industries in which consumers were facing sky-high prices.
“This research revealed CEOs openly bragging to their shareholders about their ability to raise prices beyond their rising costs to increase profits,” said Groundwork. “To justify these moves, CEOs hid behind the cover of supply chain issues and the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/corporate-profits-inflation
After lying for decades to the American people some are starting to wake up…..they are told that corporations need tax cuts to be competitive and in doing so would take the price of stuff down…..if you have been keeping track of your spending you know it is all so much bullsh*t.
Corporate tax cuts do nothing for you and increases their profits as they smoke those god awful smelling cigars.
You want lower prices?
Then do what must be done!
Corporations are the problem then elect people that will fix the problem. (I know they are hard to find because most candidates owe corporations their political lives)
We will continue to see prices rise until someone finds a way to repair this system.
I am done preaching.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”