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Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime – Episode #645: Ari Melber and Andrew Sullivan
Jan 23, 2024
Bill Maher and his guests, Ari Melber and Andrew Sullivan, tackle topics such as rising corporate profits driving inflation, approaches to address rising prices, the paradox of sexual pleasure in religion, childhood memories without pornography, and potential VP candidates for Trump's reelection.
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- Greedflation caused by high corporate profits is contributing to half of inflation in the U.S., prompting the need to address price gouging and break up cartels as a solution.
- The podcast supports the Pope's declaration that sexual pleasure is a gift from God, while challenging the notion that self-pleasure is a sin and emphasizing the importance of avoiding pornography.
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Key Point 1: Inflation and greedflation
The podcast discusses a recent study that found that half of inflation in the U.S. is due to high corporate profits, which they refer to as greedflation. The podcast highlights examples of price gouging, with food corporations bragging about it in earnings calls. While some prices rose for legitimate reasons, the use of inflation as an excuse to raise prices is criticized. The podcast suggests that competition and breaking up cartels is the best way to bring prices down.
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