You know the answer to this as well as I do.
Jerrick White @BostonJerry
14 Oct 2022
Did rent/food prices increase themselves, or are there PEOPLE making DECISIONS to raise those prices because they believe they can get away with it as the media just calls it "inflation" instead of PRICE GOUGING?

Oct 19, 2022 · 2:55 PM UTC

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What the market will bear. When one is a monopoly, it's easy to gouge.
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When prices were cheap I guess corporations just felt generous
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Yes, the answer is inflation. Excess money in the system.
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Price Gouging<> Inflation
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How does one explain the cost of eggs quadrupling?
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Yep
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Isn’t it the Administration’s responsibility to call it price gauging as well, and fix it?
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Thanks for the RT Marianne! I sure do know the answer lol
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We need to completely recreate human civilization
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But you dont, not sure of his experience but its stupidly naive and dangerous to imply media spin is why products cost more to mfg and sell.