Jun 13, 2022
2:22:36pm
bluecheese All-American
The over-reaction to the pandemic is likely the major cause, as you mentioned.
Efforts to "stimulate the economy" by increasing money supply always lead to inflation. Inflation is a government construct. That affects everything, including gas prices, which were also affected by limiting the domestic supply, which is simple supply and demand.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/06/federal-reserve-inflation-money-supply/

Here is what Milton Friedman has to say about inflation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F94jGTWNWsA
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