Greedflation

Greedflation
  What
    Refers to
      Price inflation caused by corporate greed for higher profits
  Significance
    Sign of increased market dominance by corporations
    Disagreements by Critics
      Corporations cannot set prices arbitrarily
      Inflation refers to general rise in price levels, not individual goods or services
      No evidence of deliberate reduction of supply
      Supply gaps would be quickly filled by other suppliers
      Inflation in the US explained by expansionary monetary policy of the Federal Reserve
        Money supply rose by 40%
  How
    Significant rise in corporate profit margins since the pandemic
    Higher profits realized by increasing goods' prices more than necessary to compensate for increased input costs
      Higher input costs due to supply chain disruptions
  Facts
    Proponents' calls for
      Curbing market power of big corporations
      Banning price hikes to prevent profiteering

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