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    The mystery of rising prices. Are greedy corporations to blame for inflation?

    Inflation has been pushing prices up all year, but economists and politicians don't agree on where it's coming from.
    by Stacey Vanek Smith Nov 29, 2022 4 minutes
    Who is to blame for inflation? Some say greedy corporations are the culprits.

    Everyone agrees inflation is happening. What they don't agree on is whodunit.

    The most recent numbers show prices up 7.7% over 2021. But for some items like eggs, health insurance and gasoline, prices have been rising much faster than that.

    Inflation can be an elusive foe: quietly making off with our savings and chunks of our paychecks and stealing away everything from vacations to favorite foods.

    But who let this thief loose on the U.S. economy? What is the source of inflation? Let's examine the clues and the potential culprits.

    The prime suspects

    The main suspects differ across party lines. Many economists and politicians on the right say inflation has been caused by government spending and various aid programs (stimulus checks, student debt forgiveness, Biden

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