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GREEDFLATION RETURNS: Corporate Profits BOOM Despite Tariffs

2025-08-18 News & Politics
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Greedflation Returns Amidst Trump Administration Corporate Loyalty Scores

Understand how corporations might be disguising renewed profit margin expansion through new tariffs and how political loyalty is replacing standard economic metrics in Washington.

Short Summary

  • Corporations protected profit margins during prior inflation cycles, often using uncertainty as cover for price hikes.
  • The Trump White House is reportedly tracking corporate support via a loyalty scorecard tied to policy promotion.
  • Evidence suggests current tariffs are less impactful than reported due to secret corporate exclusions favoring politically aligned firms.
  • Medicaid recipients show a sharp decline in support for Trump, signaling potential electoral backlash tied to healthcare policy threats.

This discussion analyzes the re-emergence of what speakers term "greedflation," where companies increase prices beyond cost increases. It connects this activity to the administration's efforts to enforce loyalty through economic leverage, specifically citing concerning developments around tariffs and foreign investment direction.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss greedflation returning in the US as Trump sets new loyalty scores for companies. Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for full early access to uncut shows and LIVE AMAs with the hosts every week: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/support Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Points/61575893472315/ #news #politics #youtube

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@breakingpoints 2025-08-18

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@Chonktown 2025-08-18

Price hike after price hike after price hike .

606 9 replies
@standingalone001 2025-08-18

This is an admission that the U.S. is in free fall.

253 14 replies
@ratnamani8228 2025-08-18

Corporations are Eating the Costs is the 2025 Version of Trickle Down Theory. 😂😂

486 19 replies
@jagger3600 2025-08-18

Loyalty test? Ffs this administration is full of 5 year olds .

122 5 replies
@fleac-4712 2025-08-18

All these people screaming about how important the “free” market is meanwhile monopolies continue to destroy the economy.

522 39 replies
@renenowicki3784 2025-08-18

I was the grocery store this weekend and the prices are just stupid. Portions are 25% smaller and prices are 30% higher. It’s stupid corporate greed.

48 2 replies
@Steeler1092 2025-08-18

Sooo a corporate Social Credit Score..... don't ever let anyone tell you again that Trump doesn't admire dictators.

410 27 replies
@TechnoMageCreator 2025-08-18

Luigi was right

351 25 replies
@DonnHomer 2025-08-18

Scott Bessemer saying that companies can “choose whether or not to pass it on to the customer” proves how stupid he thinks everyone is.

216 10 replies

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