Profits Do Not Cause Inflation (No Matter What Progressives Claim)

Tags: Economic Policy, Inflation, Progressivism

11/01/2022 J.W. Rich

Progressives like Robert Reich now claim that there is no inflation, just businesses arbitrarily raising prices so they can increase profits. Such claims do not pass the test of economic logic.

Original Article: “Profits Do Not Cause Inflation (No Matter What Progressives Claim)”

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