We have been too accepting of inflation

11 April 2023 - 14:15 By Chris Bryant and Andrea Felsted

When inflation took off in the 1960s, people didn’t just grumble about rising prices — they protested in front of local stores. It’s time this generation of consumers push back harder against unnecessary price increases. Doing so might help avoid more destructive interest rate hikes...

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