You're not wrong, but what you're describing is referred to as "seller-side inflation" or "excuseflation." Article from a year ago: https://www.bloomberg.com/n

You're not wrong, but what you're describing is referred to as "seller-side inflation" or "excuseflation." Article from a year ago: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/how-excuseflation-is-keeping-prices-and-corporate-profits-high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/how-excus...