‘Shark Tank’ Host on Inflation: You Printed $7 Trillion in 30 Months. What Did You Think Would Happen?

U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken on Feb 14, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Commentary

Americans are facing 40-year high inflation, and there’s been no shortage of discussion on the topic. It’s the No. 1 issue on the minds of Americans heading into the midterms, and every day on TV and in newspapers, pundits are debating how long it will last and deciding who is to blame.