When the #Shortage is the #Strategy

source: nooneshappy.com/article/when-t…

#Prices keep rising — but not because things are hard to make. Companies found a trick during the #pandemic: limit #supply, raise prices too high, and never lower them again. Economists call this "rockets and feathers" — prices shoot up fast, then fall slowly. Since 2020, corporate profits have surged while #wages barely moved. S&P 500 profit margins hit an all-time high in 2026. CEOs openly admit they won't cut prices first — that would start a price war. Many industries have been caught fixing prices: car parts, drugs, eggs, even rent-setting #algorithms. When the Supreme Court struck down #tariffs, companies got $166 billion back — but prices stayed high. The #money went to #profits and executive bonuses. What can you do? Buy less, buy later, compare real costs, avoid brand markups. In Croatia, a #consumer #boycott cut retail sales by 53% in one day and forced #price cuts. Companies only fear one thing: that we stop paying.

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