"Greedflation" Rewriting Economics

Lack of antitrust enforcement is rewriting traditional economic theories.

Is ‘Greedflation’ Rewriting Economics, or Do Old Rules Still Apply?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/business/economy/price-go…

Economists and politicians are debating whether monopolistic companies are fueling inflation in ways that confound longstanding theory.

What do you expect when everyone is “bought & paid for”.

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What do you expect when everyone is “bought & paid for”.

What do you expect when the media hype and hysteria parade grooms people to accept rapidly escalating prices?

Steve

Economists? The FED. Politicians? Congress.

I guess blaming someone else about now would help.

The FED printed too much paper. That is not new in econ.

We are getting a big movement in econ. There are winners and losers. Most people will win in the long run.