When Higher Prices Are Not Inflation

by Doug French via Mises Back to 2020, the federal government’s covid-mandated shutdown of meat production plants hobbled the nation’s meat production capabilities, leaving farmers with nowhere to send their beef. This resulted in them having to cull cattle and other livestock. The uncertainty caused farmers to scale …

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Hospitals, Stop Hiding Your Prices

Most people using hospital services must sign a form indicating that they will pay whatever their health insurance doesn’t. Federal transparency rules can help defend us against the consequence of that signature. Federal price transparency rules require hospitals to post …

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Dollar Tree customers say the decision to raise most prices to $1.25 left them feeling ‘sick to their stomachs’

https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-tree-criticized-price-hike-loyal-customers-unhappy-shopping-retail-2022-1 Dollar Tree left many customers feeling angry and disappointed after it raised prices, CNN reported. According to the outlet, shoppers have been using various social-media platforms to express their feelings. One customer said they were “sick to my stomach” over the …

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Simply Unaffordable! Fannie Mae Multifamily Financing Grew 23% … While Home Prices Grew 19.1% And Real Hourly Earnings Fell -2.36% (Rising Mortgage Rates Make The Affordability Problem WORSE)

by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage Orb has the tantalizing headline: “Fannie Mae’s Financing for Multifamily Affordable Housing Grew Over 23%.” At first, this sounds amazing … until you realize how simply unaffordable housing is much of urban/suburban America. If you look at the following chart, you …

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The Dems want high prices on EVERYTHING

by Ed Driscoll  OUT ON A LIMB: Kevin McCarthy: Biden White House Likes High Gas Prices, ‘Whole Plan All About Green New Deal.’ House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News that Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration enjoys high gas prices because …

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Appalling… Joe Biden on Rising Car Prices: “You Reduce the Demand for Cars by Making Americans Poorer” (VIDEO)

They don’t even hide their intentions anymore. Biden make more cars or make Americans poorer. 🤣 🤣 https://t.co/0aaQrkcTUb — Goldfiinger ⚡️ (@Goldfiinger) January 7, 2022 https://timeandsalesreporter.com/2022/01/09/appalling-joe-biden-on-rising-car-prices-you-reduce-the-demand-for-cars-by-making-americans-poorer-video/ h/t VinoSom