Are those your corporate profits or are you just happy to see me.

Giant companies are hiking prices because they know that they have a monopoly, and because they know that their customers will accept higher prices because "everyone knows we have an inflation problem.

That's not a conspiracy theory. Corporate execs are bragging about this stuff on their earnings calls -- Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/20/quiet-part-out-loud/#profiteering