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As for gas producers.... Im sure the $100/bbl oil is good for profit compared to the $40/bbl of 18 months ago.
As for NG... lack of pipelines causes high prices where pipelines do not exsist.
As for unemployment bennies. I know several restaurant owners who lost most of their wait staff during mandatory shut downs. I know of many local businesses which have failed. I know the restaurants wait staff is different and they lost them due to the mandatory shut downs. And they claim the former employees refused to return due to it paying better to stay home. Although I believe those bennies have run out now.
We have mom in a nursing home. Understaffing has altered the field. It seems underpaid overworked staff didnt want a mandatory spike so that was the last straw. Now dramatic understaffing is the result.
Then theres printing money.
All of this is political. These are not market driven issues.
Its pathetic leadership from top to bottom. government and corporations. They continue to thrive while the public falls behind.
The only thing I can say is dont pay inflated prices for crap you can do without. And look at the results of elections and vote accordingly.
All this crap is being done. Its not just happening. And if you fault capitalism you are not paying attention.
Its a coordination between authoritarian government and certain large corporations.
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