American Loathing of Inflation Is in the Cultural DNA

American Loathing of Inflation Is in the Cultural DNA
People shop at a grocery store in New York City on May 31, 2022. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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This morning, I was speaking with a gentleman who lives in New York City. He is highly trained. He has a good job. He is professionally ambitious. But, he says, these days he’s struggling to afford food. After the high expense of rent and transportation, along with all the other strange ways the city comes after your wallet, he can no longer afford restaurants.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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