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The article is pointing out that the study claiming 53% price gouging is misinterpreting production and consumer price indices and also cherry picking a very small window, when expanded actually contradicts their claim, even based on their own logic.
Now I'm not saying price gouging isn't happening or denying that it got worse after COVID, I'm really just trying to understand whether it's the main driving force for overall inflation and if there's a study that accurately gives us a number as to what extent it's a factor.
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You aight but don't flatter yaselfCome on now, I don't really do that shit that much anymore. lol Half ya'll niggas are barely willing to read two sentences, so what's the point.
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Like I’ve been saying, they’re milking profits for as long as they can. They were using high inflation as a cover for their price gouging.Price gouging was never driving cause for inflation. Covid's impact on the supply chains was, and it was later exacerbated by the other things like the war with Ukraine. I told you before, it's going to be hard to find some kind of silver bullet number because price gouging isn't exactly something that every company in ever sector does the same.
It's Not 'Inflation' — We're Just Getting Ripped Off. Here's Proof.
Corporate profits accounted for more than half of recent price increases. To stamp out inflation once and for all, we need to crack down on price gouging.inequality.org
You can take a look at that site. They reference the report and number you're talking about. However, they also mention examples of actual gouging and give quotes from CEOs basically that they are going to continue raising prices even though their costs have decreased. We don't need a number to know they shouldn't be allowed to fleece the public like that.
You aight but don't flatter yaself
Bout time you caught up to genetics tho
them skinheads and MENA fuckers are assholes with alternative facts.lol I'd a science dude man. I was never not up on the genetics. I just said it doesn't interest me as much as the historical research of older civilizations. It think it can be good ammo when arguing with people trying to discredit Black/African accomplishments. I just don't really give a shit about things like what haplogroups the ancient Jews presented. I get that's your thing though, so it's all good.
them skinheads and MENA fuckers are assholes with alternative facts.
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The last article I posted disputes the 53% number in your article. According to the article I posted 53% accounts for a very small window during a four year period (specifically 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2023). Add to that they explain the formula they used to come up with their figures is flawed.Price gouging was never driving cause for inflation. Covid's impact on the supply chains was, and it was later exacerbated by the other things like the war with Ukraine. I told you before, it's going to be hard to find some kind of silver bullet number because price gouging isn't exactly something that every company in ever sector does the same.
It's Not 'Inflation' — We're Just Getting Ripped Off. Here's Proof.
Corporate profits accounted for more than half of recent price increases. To stamp out inflation once and for all, we need to crack down on price gouging.inequality.org
You can take a look at that site. They reference the report and number you're talking about. However, they also mention examples of actual gouging and give quotes from CEOs basically that they are going to continue raising prices even though their costs have decreased. We don't need a number to know they shouldn't be allowed to fleece the public like that.
So this made me think about the Houthi rebels in the Suez Canal and eventually led me to this article that cites diff reasons for why prices are going up.Another point someone tried to make was about the cost of fuel and how that drives higher costs and thus higher prices.
Since I’ve been in supply chain finance, I saw ocean freight prices out of China as high as $20k a container in 2021-2022, mainly due to supply chain issues reported in the news at the time.
In 2023, they came back down to the normal of around $5k per container. Container rates are pretty standard across industries.
And guess what, prices still went up.
And labor wages didn’t go up that much in that time.
These big companies have a lot of negotiating power with vendors so raw materials weren’t really an issue either.
So there’s not really any other driver for these high prices than gouging.
The last article I posted disputes the 53% number in your article. According to the article I posted 53% accounts for a very small window during a four year period (specifically 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2023). Add to that they explain the formula they used to come up with their figures is flawed.
Then u also have to take into account that states already have diff laws against price gouging. I'm not too familiar with each law but how effective are they if price gouging is as rampant as being claimed?
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That was light because abw is full of dickriders.
Im glad I don't have the same logic because I don't have regrets about the covid shot that you niggas was frontin about.
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Good morning Roland Martin