I had someone try to tell me the reason for inflation was the white supremacist reaction to Obama being elected, leading to Trump, something, something, inflation. It's like talking macro economics with my mom after her stroke.
It's not the crap fiscal policy since we went off the gold standard. Not printing more money in the last 2 years then the rest of our central banking systems history, not restricting energy development and use, not spending money like its grown on trees, not handing out stimulas and welfare increases, ..
They had a masters in business so I know they took classes. Just the wrong teachers.
History tells you to buy guns, ammo, goods and land in these conditions before stagflation turns to hyperinflation or war. Watch what the really rich are doing. Land and property are what the big hedge funds are buying now.