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Dear MAGAs, Inflation is the Result of Unchecked Capitalism. This is the Nature of a Free Market Economy, Not Democratic Failures. Signed, Your Economics Professor

Let’s set the record straight: inflation isn’t the result of a party’s policies or the actions of a single administration. It’s a predictable outcome of the free market system that conservatives often champion.

Libby Winkler
5 min readAug 22, 2024
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Dear MAGAs, Inflation is the Result of Unchecked Capitalism. This is the Nature of a Free Market Economy, Not Democratic Failures. Signed, Your Economics Professor

Inflation is a concept that often sparks heated debates, especially in today’s politically charged environment.

As prices rise and wallets feel the pinch, fingers start pointing, usually at whoever occupies the White House. But let’s set the record straight: inflation isn’t the result of a party’s policies or the actions of a single administration.

It’s a predictable outcome of the free market system that conservatives often champion.

The Nature of a Free…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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