2024-10-21 21:41:45
Corporate greed is not the cause of inflation, but gorvenment spending, currently at it's highest, & high demand of the country's output. USA population has increased by millions increasing demand, but USA production output did not increase by the same rate. [Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(27-2-7) Author
2024-10-21 23:25:40
NNN. Price gouging does in fact impact inflation/prices. Some examples: [Link][Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-0-19) Author
2024-10-22 00:13:30
According to the Kent Clark Center's survey of economists, the overwhelming consensus among economists is that "[t]here is little empirical evidence that price gouging is causing high grocery prices", with no economist disagreeing with the statement. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(23-0-3) Author
2024-10-22 00:49:03
Futuristic valley mallard believes that price fixing and price gouging is the same thing. Price gouging is what the senator was referring to. While there may be instances of price fixing, futuristic valley mallard has not presented any evidence of price gouging. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-14) Author
2024-10-22 03:36:23
Fed monetary policy of lowering the federal funds rate, aka “money printing”, is a primary cause of inflation. The increase of money in circulation debases the value of all money in circulation, diluting the purchasing power of money. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(45-0-5) Author
2024-10-25 15:02:33
Inflation is caused by an increase in the money supply greater than that of output. Without an increase in the money supply only relative price changes could occur. Groceries also have small profit margins, and they remain small. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author