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Wages haven't kept pace with productivity since the 70's, and income and wealth inequality has reached astronomical proportions. IMO its time for a bit of inflation and improved employee leverage.

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Inflation isn't a good thing. It is probably going to exasperate the wealth inequality and I don't see how it will improve employee leverage. It is an invisible tax caused by government artificially increasing the money supply.

Labor shortage plus inflation is the best thing possible for the people at the bottom of the economy.

Mild inflation can lead to higher employment. We had a super tight labour market before Covid, I remember reading about factory workers getting signing bonuses (!)

Here’s hoping we’ll just pick right up where we left off!

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