This was the single largest line item of covid spending. $3 trillion of the $12 trillion has gone directly into asset purchases (treasuries and mortgage backed securities) [1]
Another interesting thing I read about is how companies work around inflation. You see this in candy bars where the company shrinks the size of the bar rather than raise prices, eventually creating a "king size" to accommodate higher input prices. Other examples of include cutting corners and using cheaper material.
[0] https://mleverything.substack.com/p/where-did-the-12-trillio...