Inflation here? gas/grocery prices just continue to climb

DaveXA said

Sure, but trying to narrow it down ot blame it on just the war is wrong headed as well. There are a large number of issues that contribute to inflation, but I'd pin a lot of it on corporate pocketing profits. Many corps are pulling in record profits, and more importantly, record profit margins. Their margins are going up, not down. Not in every industry, certainly, but as a general rule, it's happening.

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Once again, not in virulent disagreement with the underlying point, I just take issue with the “pocketing” part. Depending on the company, most of it is going to shareholders in some form or fashion - most likely dividends, stock buybacks, drawing down debt, or reinvestment back into the company. Any that’s staying as corporate cash reserves is likely because there’s not an efficient place for it, which is not a happy place for the company involved. There’s simply not as much mustache twirling as people seem to think.