I visualize Paul Krugman sitting at his computer surrounded by statistical spreadsheets and computer screens, scratching his head over why consumers (voters) don't understand how wonderful the economy is performing while wife is in the kitchen screaming over how little she got got at the grocery store for her $100. Price gouging at the retail level, combined with high interest rates are driving consumers up the wall. No end in sight while companies like Pepsico, and Coke admit to investors how they keep driving returns on the back of consumers. Probably too late now, seeing as how federal price constraints are such a tricky business, but something symbolic on the part of the president to reign in worse offenders would help.
I visualize Paul Krugman sitting at his computer surrounded by statistical spreadsheets and computer screens, scratching his head over why consumers (voters) don't understand how wonderful the economy is performing while wife is in the kitchen screaming over how little she got got at the grocery store for her $100. Price gouging at the retail level, combined with high interest rates are driving consumers up the wall. No end in sight while companies like Pepsico, and Coke admit to investors how they keep driving returns on the back of consumers. Probably too late now, seeing as how federal price constraints are such a tricky business, but something symbolic on the part of the president to reign in worse offenders would help.