> Inflation is rampant globally

Inflation is partially due to trillions printed during the pandemic. Lockdowns created deflation, temporarily hiding the consequences of money printing.

> We can't have nonstop pandemics.

There's a difference between "foo" and "threat of foo". The latter can last for a long time, e.g. airport security procedures implemented in response to one-time events, still in effect twenty years later, with little evidence of effectiveness.

The common people are in a recession. The folks at Davos this week, or the people at the top of the governments are enjoying the greatest degree of power and wealth in history.

You and I can't afford to do the things we could afford to do pre-pandemic, but the Davos set have more wealth and more uncontested power.