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[HN] “Greedflation” is a nonsense idea
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/06/greedflation-is-a-nonsense-idea
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/06/greedflation-is-a-nonsense-idea
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Purgid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Oh, shocking, the Economist is defending late stage capitalism.
This article is bullcrap, and the best explanation for inflation continues to be a mix of current supply shocks and expectations of future inflation, which allows producers to raise costs because consumers are anticipating that costs will raise.
Everything else is a guess. There is NO economic consensus on why inflation comes in surges.