Monetary inflation is the erosion of purchasing power in the unit of account, in the currency.
This has absolutely nothing to do with supply and demand, or importing slave wage goods from around the globe due to offshoring. Our nickle-fvcker corporations are being rational insofar as they are importing illegal aliens and exporting whole industries, while strangling American businesses under myriad regulations and laws.
Yes, inflation is ~100% tied to money printing. Nothing to do with fees/tariffs/etc.
But, commie trash will insist it is ‘cause of TDS.
But, a lot of folks look at changing prices and anything else changing and link the two. The ole causation vs correlation bit.
They are strangling American production in order to enlarge the profit from overseas labor. Worse, they are expecting Americans to supply the blood and treasure to guarantee safe delivery. That CANNOT go on forever, as they'll eventually kill that goose. Hence, the practice is NOT entirely rational. It is simple thievery whilst selling the rope to hang themselves.