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Rakeen Mabud

Rakeen Mabud is the chief economist and managing director of policy and research at Groundwork Collaborative.

According to the Consumer Price Index U.S. consumer prices went up by 7.9% in the last 12 months. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Stop blaming workers for inflation: Corporate greed is a much bigger factor

Rakeen Mabud