Both Congress and the Trump Administration are desperate to find ways to relieve the cost pressures currently stifling the U.S. economy, but their efforts thus far have done little to alleviate inflation, which surged this month. For instance, both want to pretend that a raft of price fixing or corporate greed has mysteriously accelerated in recent years, creating higher prices, and that more antitrust enforcement or selectively calling out companies that raise prices will bring down inflation and solve the problem.
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