So in other words, companies got greedy like always and utilized the pandemic and supply chain shortages as cover to raise prices to obscene levels, above and beyond what is normal, evidenced by their high profitability, and on the other side refuse to pay workers a reasonable wage, so they can't find anyone to come in. Thus, you have higher prices but less people willing to pay it due to not having the money to do so, and hence, an incoming economic crash.