After a scare in November, New Jersey’s governor and other Democratic leaders held back-channel talks over lifting mandates and helping voters impatient with restrictions reclaim a sense of normalcy.
"Nothing can be done", says country that didn't do anything.
I don't think that is why inflation happened. IMO most of inflation is just large corporations getting even larger during the pandemic and being able to raise prices. Most corporations have been reporting record profits, way above expectations.
But there's also a worker shortage leading to cheap product not being deliver, China have been complaining about the US not able to export their product for them to buy to comply with the trade agreement since, you know, covid
Inflation is absolutely being driven by real cost increases in shipping, directly as a consequence of international firms stiffing their workers and cutting their service to the bone, removing any slack in the system.
We are living through a heightening of the contradictions as the profit motive directly buts up against the physical capacity of the human body.
Normalization until inflation going up because of shortage since a bunch of front line worker is in hospital right now instead of on the line working.
I don't think that is why inflation happened. IMO most of inflation is just large corporations getting even larger during the pandemic and being able to raise prices. Most corporations have been reporting record profits, way above expectations.
But there's also a worker shortage leading to cheap product not being deliver, China have been complaining about the US not able to export their product for them to buy to comply with the trade agreement since, you know, covid
https://twitter.com/as_a_worker/status/1448500582168338432
Inflation is absolutely being driven by real cost increases in shipping, directly as a consequence of international firms stiffing their workers and cutting their service to the bone, removing any slack in the system.
We are living through a heightening of the contradictions as the profit motive directly buts up against the physical capacity of the human body.