"Corporate profit is at a level well beyond what we have ever seen, and it’s expected to keep growing."
— Max Berger (@maxberger) May 11, 2022
Capitalism has contributed to every single problem in our society. But, billionaire funded political elites like @mschlapp take zero responsibility. https://t.co/3StaS6AVsP
So, the origin of the baby formula pocalypse was Abbott management's refusal to repair dilapidated and failure-prone drying machines turning the plant into proverbial petri dishes for cronobacter, because…
— moe tkacik (@moetkacik) May 11, 2022
They needed that $5.73 billion for stock buybacks, obvs pic.twitter.com/GBmn3n4SWn
Analysis: Big oil companies are using wartime profits to enrich investors, report sayshttps://t.co/ivhySm49sF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 5, 2022
Nothing says tax the rich like corporate profits margins reaching their highest level in 70 years.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 8, 2022
oh look, US car dealers posted record *profits* last yr.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 3, 2022
why is this always omitted from media's hysterical inflation coverage; https://t.co/DKoCrCO9J4
"Biden is causing rising gas prices!"
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) March 10, 2022
Exxon raked in $23,000,000,000 in profit last year.
Shell raked in $19,000,000,000 in profit last year.
Chevron raked in $15,600,000,000 in profit last year.
BP raked in $12,800,000,000 in profit last year.
"why are food prices so high"
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) March 9, 2022
UNFI (the nation's largest grocery distributor) just reported its highest sales ever, "driven primarily by inflation."
Its profit is up 11.9% in the last year.
Every stop along the supply chain, corporate greed has been rebranded as "inflation."
Every single media report or sort about “rising gas prices” needs to include the amount of profits big oil has made while every day Americans are struggling … should also highlight the compensation/bonuses of big oil’s top executives as well. https://t.co/GWVg900az2
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) March 9, 2022
"In recent days, major oil companies in the United States have said they would rather use their earnings from higher prices to boost payouts to shareholders and expand their operations slowly, rather than rush to drill new wells." https://t.co/YBVhLwDKB7
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 9, 2022
Since December 2020 prices have risen 14 percent for beef, 12 percent for pork, and nearly 7 percent for poultry, accounting for half the increase seen during that period in food prices.https://t.co/262ZL0sMMH
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) March 3, 2022
Senate Democrats, in a new messaging strategy, to argue companies are raising prices while racking up profits — with Trump-era tax breaks letting shareholders and CEOs take home more of that money than ever before https://t.co/arHtSoyjsQ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 1, 2022
Sad! 