Post AcH8aMM7WXu2NSInxY by clive@saturation.social
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 (DIR) Post #AcGxk79bndxid6tnSi by clive@saturation.social
       2023-11-28T17:46:29Z
       
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       This Bloomberg piece on rising prices is good -- it's part of why so many Americans say the economy today is terrible, even with lower unemployment and wages that finally, after decades of stagnancy, rose a bit"It now requires $119.27 to buy the same goods and services a family could afford with $100 before the pandemic."But I wished the piece also mentioned price-gouging and -fixing too -- i.e. companies/monopolies using inflation as an excuse to jack up priceshttps://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-inflation-economy-cost-of-living/#xj4y7vzkgprices up
       
 (DIR) Post #AcGyp3yp7ymqBimISG by jorge@mastodon.design
       2023-11-28T17:58:28Z
       
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       @clive Cory Doctorow just wrote a big post about that very thing. https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/04/dont-let-your-meat-loaf/
       
 (DIR) Post #AcH7nq3KK5ZKI6NK3E by SNerd@lor.sh
       2023-11-28T19:39:08Z
       
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       @clive I swear corporate price gouging to cause the inflation is part of the fascist plan.  Even if they lose, they win
       
 (DIR) Post #AcH8aMM7WXu2NSInxY by clive@saturation.social
       2023-11-28T19:47:54Z
       
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       @jorge Yes!! They’re only now getting around to prosecuting the monopolistic egg price-fixing of 15  years ago
       
 (DIR) Post #AcHVMi2eOgVuWiehou by chrisaraymond@me.dm
       2023-11-29T00:02:53Z
       
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       @clive If it doesn't mention those things, it's not a good piece. IMO.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcHmN9ysDcleOngoOe by OGjester@stranger.social
       2023-11-29T03:13:48Z
       
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       @clive I’m going out on a limb and guessing that the billionaire-owned news article doesn’t mention that taxing billionaires would be a powerful tool to combat inflation without any effect whatsoever on non-rich people.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcIpCxHz2tNNA2Pi40 by edwiebe@mstdn.ca
       2023-11-29T15:20:14Z
       
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       @clive When people have to buy they hate capitalism when they profit they love capitalism.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcJ35uvIqGhB9eLKiG by clive@saturation.social
       2023-11-29T17:55:37Z
       
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       @edwiebe basically yeah