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Re:Why Firms Are Struggling with the U.S. Economy’s Soft Lan... by darkerside on Saturday February 18, 2023 @02:20PM (#34850122)
Why would you say it's they and not the tremendous amount of money pumped into the economy through COVID programs and artificially low interest rates?
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Re:Why Firms Are Struggling with the U.S. Economy’s Soft Lan... by naasking on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:01PM (#34852486)
That money is included in the 2-3% I mentioned, the remainder is showing up on the corporate balance sheets as profits because they jacked up prices. For instance, see:

https://youtu.be/udITRL9-t08

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