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Re:IMF: Largest driver of EU inflation is corporate profits by ImPostingOnHN on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @02:49AM (#36489672)
reducing corporate profits would reduce inflation, since corporate profits account for almost half of inflation, according to the article
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Re:IMF: Largest driver of EU inflation is corporate profits by cortesoft on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:19PM (#36515932)
No, because the profits would go towards taxes instead of profits, but that doesn’t lower prices. If you do lower prices, you would end up with shortages.
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