Comparing corporate profits to a 'cpi like' inflation metric is astoundingly stupid when instead you could just look at M2.

Absolutely unprovable nonsense claim. Might as well see the astrological chart is responsible for 80% of inflation.

I wonder if PPP could have something to do with the chart showing the skewing of profits?

It officially ended in May of 2021. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-o...

A few facts this overlooks:

* Given asset prices have seen massive inflation, with housing prices rising 20% in 2021, a significant portion of the $0.7 trillion nominal increase in corporate profits can very plausibly be attributed to devaluation of the dollar, rather than an increase in profit margins

* Looking at the change in total profits of publicly listed corporations, and assuming it reflects only a rise in profit margins, completely ignores the possibility that the share of GDP constituted by spending on goods/services provided by publicly listed corporations has risen. This is extremely plausible, even likely, given lockdowns primarily affected unlisted smaller companies, and increased the dominance of large retailers which are all publicly listed.

"First an ask...." Nope, backed right outta there.