Are you tired of Republicans and Neoliberals turning the good done by Progressives on its head? If we want to win, then we must assign the blame for inflation where it belongs.
Inflation is corporate theft.
Chuck Todd thought he would pull one over Faiz Shakir, Senior Advisor to Bernie Sanders. He asked him if Bernie Sanders was ready to accept that the stimulus caused inflation.
Shakir disagreed. he pointed out that inflation was a choice by corporations. They knew Americans had a few extra dollars in their pockets via the stimulus and decided to steal them. They increased their prices not for profits but for record profits.
Shakir also made it clear that he does not think Democrats and Progressives are fighting. He wants them to put bills on the floor even if they can’t get them through. Why, Americans will see those who are trying to make their lives better as opposed to those in the pockets of the plutocracy, those paid off by the corporations.
Politics Done Right has been trying to get this narrative in circulation. Economics Professor Dr. Richard Wolff appeared on our program as well with a similar statement on inflation,
I would add another piece as well. Corporations want us to pay not only for their record profits but the cost of their blunders. The supply chain problem is the cost of their greed. They chose to combine offshoring and just-in-time-inventory, which leaves no slack for wars, pandemics, or climate change.