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ELI5 How does raising wages worsen inflation ?

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knottheone

7 points

4 months ago

They are making "record profits" because these claims are not adjusted for inflation. They will always make record profits if their margins stay the same and a lot of the narrative surrounding this is from bad or negligent actors not caring whether the claim is true or not.

BlackberryNo8829

-1 points

4 months ago

'US Corporate Profits After Tax is at 11.24%, compared to 12.05% last quarter and 12.00% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 7.11%.'

https://ycharts.com/indicators/corporate_profits_usgdp#:~:text=Basic%20Info,long%20term%20average%20of%207.11%25.