Economic Update: Inflation & Labor Shortage

[S11 E25] Inflation & Labor Shortage On this week’s show, Prof Wolff talks about the social effects of inflation and the lack of accountability on the part of employers. Capitalist employers set prices with the only motive of maximizing. Employees, the vast majority, must live with inflation but are excluded from decisions setting prices. Employers scream “labor shortage” to get the government to force workers back to work at low wages. Employers also recover from economic crashes while undercutting workers’ efforts to do the same - and that’s how capitalism works. **Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a@Democracy At Work production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Donate one time or become a monthly donor by visiting us at or become a patron of Economic Update on Patreon: Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. Now more than