That's a very good point. I don't have any data, but I feel like many industries have been consolidated into the hands of few companies since the crisis of 2008

That's a very good point. I don't have any data, but I feel like many industries have been consolidated into the hands of few companies since the crisis of 2008. Now they all can raise prices together using inflation as an excuse. See the big oil and its record profits last year for an example.