@sarahtaber @marick that’s disingenuous. The problem is the increasing prices which are inherent in the other indicators. 😑

What’s the point of being disingenuous about that? Prices keep going up and that’s the greater concern at the moment. I know that doesn’t push a political narrative though, that’s just how things tend to work.

@adron @marick Prices aren't just ~mysteriously going up,~ at least half of it's being driven by corporate rent-seeking [charging higher prices strictly bc they can due to lack of competition, not bc supply chains & labor are more costly.]

So trust busting, for ex, would be a great solution. It's not just prices magically going up LOL

@sarahtaber @marick well, it’s not mystery but it’s also not *just* rent seeking. It’s long logistics times, longer times to market, underlying costs have gone up, and the cavalcade continues. The *greed* aspect is one thing, but it is only one thing.

But also, I’m not disagreeing with that. My contention is to paint the “let’s make fewer jobs to stave off inflation” narrative like it’s a real thing is disingenuous.

Obviously…