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ProfessorGAC

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7. Assuming Your Construct Is Accurate...

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 07:46 AM

Wednesday

...it's the same thing in either direction if cost to produce goes up.
But, that's an added factor & your description of inflation has only one cause & one effect.
Inflation is far more involved than "x therefore y".
In fact, the application of 2 dimensional thinking toward a multidimensional system is what got us supply-side economics.
The economy just isn't that simple. This one thing leads to that one thing just doesn't work in a system as complex as a nearly $30 trillion economy.

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Help me out here: I thought "inflation" was too much money chasing too few goods. [View all] Sogo Tuesday OP

Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a period of time. LisaL Tuesday #1

probably truly closer to stagflation ret5hd Tuesday #2

I think we're going more into stagflation... Wounded Bear Tuesday #3

Yes, the shelves are full (at least for now) ... anciano Tuesday #4

the price of producing, then delivering, goods is increasing (and projected to continue to increase) stopdiggin Tuesday #5

I get what you mean, but the wealthy have so very much that our little bit just doesn't count Fichefinder Wednesday #6

Assuming Your Construct Is Accurate... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #7