Prices equal wages so the markets can clear. If the markets cannot clear, forces move until they can. It is a force of nature. Either wages go up, or prices come back down. Inventory will clear, even if it has to be auctioned off in bankruptcy. Look at the fuel crisis, are we using more fuel? Actually, probably less fuel. The direction of fuel distribution has changed, but if the Hindus are buy their gas from Russia now, then their former supplier now has extra gas available for Europe. Overall, the total fuel produced and consumed is basically unchanged, and price increases are temporary, mostly until new distribution patterns stabilize. Somewhere somebody is sitting on a lot of surplus fuel and they are going to want to move it. So, yeah, trust the plan:)