> It's surprisingly plausible that wages would not rise and inflation would speed up. I agree entirely. But the linked article explicitly blames increased def

> It's surprisingly plausible that wages would not rise and inflation would speed up. I agree entirely. But the linked article explicitly blames increased deficit government spending. The article reads like a stealth attack on stimulus, with the implicit point that inflation should be controlled by ending it, rather than looking more deeply at causes like the ones you suggest -- which might lead to solutions that a Forbes contributor might not like, like taxing the rich.