It's true, but a large gap between consumer and producer prices is hard to maintain over the long run.

It is true that there are other factors which can drive inflation and rising consumer prices. However, if the recent bout of inflation was caused by supply chain issues, or by food + energy costs rising, then a decline in producer prices would probably slow consumer price inflation.

This is one of those theoretical perspectives that has increasingly become completely divorced from reality. We don't live in a world governed by textbook problem sets. It doesn't seem appropriate to consider this inevitable especially considering the behavior of consumer-facing companies in the past couple years. I can't say I understand your motivation to simp for those who have unilateral and evidently unchecked power to manipulate consumer prices to increase their own profits.

It is not "simping" to point out that factor prices have an impact on consumer prices. And while some companies do have (too much) pricing power, I wouldn't categorize it as unilateral and unchecked

> your motivation to simp

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23648230 (June 2020)

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