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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think the bigger issue is the Federal Reserve

And you would be wrong and using a far right talking point.

The federal reserve has no say on how much corporations charge for their goods and what they consider acceptable profit margins.

An oversupply of money CAN cause a certain amount of inflation, but it's almost nothing compared to corporate profiteering.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The fed does have a say in doubling the money supply. That's the real source of inflation.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a St Louis Fed overview of savings accounts 🤦

Get out of here with that bullshit

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Way to factual for a shitpost.

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol. The Fed devalues your money, of course that leads to rising prices.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nowhere near as much as price gouging does. The people selling wares decide the price of them regardless of the money supply, which is mostly meaningless in a predominantly digital economy.

The fed affects the interest rate, which has an indirect effect on prices, but the ones actually deciding what to charge for food, rent, or utilities are the final arbiters artificially increasing prices higher than they need to in order to maximize profits.

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which company do you think is price gouging?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Just off the top of my head, some major ones are Walmart, Tyson, Perdue, At&T, Verizon, PG&E and there's many, many more.

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Go look up their net profit margins, they are going sideways.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, those numbers are what's left AFTER they've done a bunch of creative accounting to avoid taxes.

Their ACTUAL profit margins are significantly larger and growing.

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Their ACTUAL profit margins are significantly larger and growing.

Their gross profits are up because money is worth less because of inflation. The purchasing power of those "growing" profits has basically not changed.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

The purchasing power of those "growing" profits has basically not changed.

Lol

LMAO, possibly

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's just not true. And since this is the point where it's clear that you'll just keep repeating the same piece of misguided conservative orthodoxy over and over again, I'm gonna leave you to it.

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks to the corporations you shill for. I'd say I hope that they're paying a fair price for your dignity and integrity, but paying workers fair compensation is not something most corporations do..

[–] LibreHans@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol, you're the one propagating the big banking propaganda that monetary inflation is not inflation.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Nah, big banks can go fuck themselves with THEIR predatory practices too. So can the crypto scams you probably consider more reliable than real currency.

The bottom line is that the Fed doesn't drive inflation anywhere near as much as it did back when most money was in cash.

Corporate profiteering, on the other hand, is at an all time high both in absolute numbers and with regards to driving inflation.