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		medvezhenok on May 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Once a fringe theory, “greedflation” gets its due The "greediness" in normal times would get companies dragged in front of Congress. The inflation is a convenient foil for explaining price hikes. Federal spending certainly contributes to the problem, but is not the whole story.

WalterBright on May 23, 2023 [–]

The several trillions of deficit spending the government engaged in in the last couple years more than explains the inflation.

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