“We’re seeing this expansion of margin under the cover of, ‘Oh, it’s a general inflation problem, we can’t help it,’ Paul Donovan of UBS said Thursday.
“We’re seeing this expansion of margin under the cover of, ‘Oh, it’s a general inflation problem, we can’t help it,’ Paul Donovan of UBS said Thursday.
In real terms the $25 post inflation is the same value as the $20 was pre inflation.
Look at it another way. You are a worker bee who makes $20 an hour. If inflation is 25%, your employer should give you a raise to $25 an hour to maintain your compensation at the same level. If they do not, they have effectively given you a pay cut.