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Supply chains, worker wages and the price of energy has been blamed for the current bout of high inflation. But central bankers around the world are starting to clue in to something consumers have been aware of for a while β€” corporations just aren't afraid to raise their prices anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Collectively agreeing to raising prices is anti-competitive collusion and illegal.

Collectively raising prices is anti-competitive coordination and legal.

Pandemic and supply shocks is a perfect excuse to do the latter.

Good luck to whoever is trying to solve this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (11 children)

There's a solution: legally mandating price ceilings. Good luck getting through Congress but the solution to market coordination can't be market forces.

[–] Prezhotnuts 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We don't have a congress in Canada, so it would be impossible.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh he was talking about America on an article about Canada in a Canadian community. Because he doesn’t read articles, just posts uninformed hot takes that he expects everyone to agree with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I did the same thing, but it's because we're all seeing the same things as far as cost increases and governments sitting on their hands.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Couldn't your parliament enact such price caps?

[–] Prezhotnuts 3 points 1 year ago

Yes they absolutely could.

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