‘This Is Profiteering’: Lindsay Owens on Companies Hiking the Prices Despite Inflation Dropping

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER So ░░░░░░░░ me just jump in ░░░░░░░░ that point just to ░░░░░░░░ piece by piece When ░░░░░░░░ hear that then is ░░░░░░░░ business as usual This ░░░░░░░░ capitalism drive the highest ░░░░░░░░ you can Or is ░░░░░░░░ basically something wrong with ░░░░░░░░ OWENS No I think ░░░░░░░░ is profiteering Look they ░░░░░░░░ making a healthy profit ░░░░░░░░ inflation So what this ░░░░░░░░ that they are taking ░░░░░░░░ profit they were making ░░░░░░░░ inflation hit they are ░░░░░░░░ along any rising costs ░░░░░░░░ their end And given ░░░░░░░░ inflationary environment the fact ░░░░░░░░ you are expecting to ░░░░░░░░ a little more they ░░░░░░░░ a little bit further ░░░░░░░░ And so they took ░░░░░░░░ profit margins they were ░░░░░░░░ before the pandemic before ░░░░░░░░ supply chain issues starting ░░░░░░░░ cause inflation and they ░░░░░░░░ upon that.”