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14. Before thinking "to keep the public outraged at Democrats" or "U.S. consumers", check abroad

Sat Apr 23, 2022, 05:20 AM

Apr 2022

https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/inflation-cpi Germany 7.3%, highest since 1981
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/inflation-cpi France 4.5%, highest since 1985
https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi Japan 1.2%, highest since 2018
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inflation-cpi UK 7%, highest since 1992

This is not just a US thing. Now, perhaps that does mean it's "capitalism" in general, but if your measure is just inflation, then it's not as broken as it was in the 1970s.

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Is Capitalism broken? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2022 #1

Its not broken, its doing exactly what its supposed to do. Eko Apr 2022 #2

+1 leftstreet Apr 2022 #9

Right! In It to Win It Apr 2022 #10

yeah I came in here to say pretty much this anarch Apr 2022 #15

One huge problem today is that lying is is the norm. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #5

Nope, working as designed. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #6

"The problem with Capitalism... Ron Green Apr 2022 #8

No, the gaurdrails around it no doubt are uponit7771 Apr 2022 #11

My measure is the failure of trickle down SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #19

As long as the working class is exploited Edim Apr 2022 #16

Without Regulation, Capitalism will break itself speak easy Apr 2022 #17

Predatory Capitalism is doing their best to break it. Emile Apr 2022 #18

My suspicion is that the politics of it is geared to hurt Democrats. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #21

Our physical environment says yes. jalan48 Apr 2022 #20