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> Corporations raising prices is a response to inflation, not the cause of it. Sorry, that's wrong. Corporations are taking advantage of the perception of supp
by naasking 4y ago
> Corporations raising prices is a response to inflation, not the cause of it.
Sorry, that's wrong. Corporations are taking advantage of the perception of supply chain disruptions to excuse price gouging. Supply chain shortages led to a 1-2% bump in inflation pushing it to 3-4%. Corporations then bumped prices 3-4% which raised inflation even more, pushing it to 7-9%.
If corporations were raising prices in response to increases in costs, their profits would remain flat or only slightly increase. That's not what the data shows.