He didn't agree with you if I read his post correctly. He said "Policy causes increases on the market" meaning that the government can impact prices. Your orig

He didn't agree with you if I read his post correctly. He said "Policy causes increases on the market" meaning that the government can impact prices. Your original post went against that idea, or at least attempted to discredit it by reducing the argument down to a stock phrase. And then he said "The administration doesn’t get credit for a small correction on a massive price spike". I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's a reasonable person. So perhaps he's willing to give a letter of thanks rather than the whole word until prices fall further. At this point it's like thanking someone for a bandaid after they've cut your finger off.