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2023-03-15 17:55:35 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CC979DC519E344FD4C77F2FD3D25272117BDBF08FAF178AEC7C5D4FF209DBE6
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Inflation is caused by a rapid growth in money supply and demand out pacing supply partially due to money supply increase. Reich makes the corporate greed argument regularly. It is not supported in academia and has been repeatedly debunked. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1830192 https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/03/understanding-the-reasons-for-high-inflation/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/powell-printing-money-supply-m2-raises-prices-level-inflation-demand-prediction-wage-stagnation-stagflation-federal-reserve-monetary-policy-11645630424 https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/797/economics/why-printing-money-causes-inflation/ https://reason.com/2023/01/23/robert-reich-is-wrong-corporate-greed-isnt-to-blame-for-egg-prices/
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