So Investopedia says inflation is "the decline of purchasing power over time": https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp https://www.investopedia.com/

So Investopedia says inflation is "the decline of purchasing power over time": https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp Now what could cause that, I wonder . . . (Note: It's not in any way cynical for profit-seeking companies to seek profits. So they un-cynically behave just like profit-seeking companies.)