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cstanleytech

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5. The real cause of inflation is greed on the part of the wealthy and powerful.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2023, 01:42 PM

Apr 2023

Yes, they try to blame things like the cost of labor, goods or materials but in the end it is the wealthy and powerful that control ALL of those things.

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U.S. inflation remains above Fed's target rate [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 OP

Inflation Graphs progree Apr 2023 #1

Thanks! BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #2

YW 😊 Busy day economy wise: Personal Income, Personal Spending, Employment Cost Index, progree Apr 2023 #4

I know the Fed meets next week BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #6

From what I've read, about 70% of economists think there will be another quarter rate hike next week GregariousGroundhog Apr 2023 #7

Rate hike odds only slightly down from last night. First Q2 GDP forecast: 1.7% or 0% progree Apr 2023 #8

Are they taking into account the fact that the GQP can't pass a debt limit increase? sybylla Apr 2023 #9

I think they have seen the GOP do this BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #10

Dropping very slowly. Which may not be a BAD thing. oldsoftie Apr 2023 #3

The real cause of inflation is greed on the part of the wealthy and powerful. cstanleytech Apr 2023 #5

And by "inflation" they are referring to "greedflation" PSPS Apr 2023 #11

They call that "shrinkflation" BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #12

Greedflation. Yep. ck4829 May 2023 #15

Employment Cost Index (inflation-adjusted) graph added to post#4 progree May 2023 #13

From your addition to post #4 - "I tediously moused over point by point gathering the data" BumRushDaShow May 2023 #14

Something else I learned in middle school, well before -- it helps to take a nap progree May 2023 #16

LOL okay BumRushDaShow May 2023 #17