Stop using the word “inflation” to describe price increases

Cara Letofsky
8 min readFeb 7, 2023

It hides the real culprits: a pandemic, war, and business leaders who want to pad their bottom line

Photo by Marjan Blan | @marjanblan on Unsplash

As the country comes out of its pandemic shock that upended nearly ever aspect of American life, consumers have experienced price increases on almost everything in their shopping cart. Yet news outlets and business and economy reporters (who should know better)…

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Cara Letofsky

Cara loves community, history, democracy, bodily autonomy, and bending the arc of justice. Find her on Substack at https://caraletofsky.substack.com/