‘Shrinkflation’ is just inflation
Last week, PBS reported: President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the…
Last week, PBS reported: President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased — the rate of inflation — by 0.4% in February. This is the fastest rate of inflation…
In September this year, Gov. Gavin Newsome signed a bill raising California’s minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour beginning April 2024. Expectedly, the law is already having some…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its numbers for inflation in November. They showed inflation rising from October’s rate of 0.0% to a 0.1% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).…
Inflation is the cruelest tax. What is causing this and how do we stop it? Featuring economists Chris Phelan and John Phelan. Originally aired on January 26, 2022.
Tim Pool cites research by American Experiment economist John Phelan when discussing why leftists are leaving blue states as their policies cause the states to collapse.
Last week, PBS reported: President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased — the rate of inflation — by 0.4% in February. This is the fastest rate of inflation…
In September this year, Gov. Gavin Newsome signed a bill raising California’s minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour beginning April 2024. Expectedly, the law is already having some…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its numbers for inflation in November. They showed inflation rising from October’s rate of 0.0% to a 0.1% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).…
I’ve written before that “Occupational licensing laws are barriers to entry which restrict new producers from coming into the market. This keeps prices artificially high, benefiting existing producers at the expense…