The Global Age of Inflation – Avengers Disassembled

(NNTN) – In what can only be described as the Avengers: Age of Inflation, the world has entered a cinematic crossover where drug prices are skyrocketing like the Ironman, Tony Stark, and global powers are giving inspirational locker-room speeches picture a college football coach down 10 points in the fourth quarter with 2 minutes left on the time clock, and everyday people are standing in pharmacies clutching prescriptions like they’re waiting for the final rose on The Bachelor. According to the news swirl, medication costs are rising higher and faster than a Marvel runtime, governments are promising fixes with the same energy as a reboot nobody asked for, which is all of them, and international leaders are urging “cooperation” while gently passing the popcorn bowl, pretending they didn’t eat all the buttered pieces, bastards.

global powers are giving inspirational locker-room speeches picture a college football coach down 10 points in the fourth quarter

The global economy now looks like a pizza left in the oven too long, burnt edges, and a bubbling disarray in the middle, while everyone’s arguing over who forgot to set the timer. As policymakers debate solutions the soundtrack of the real-world swells like characters in the The West Wing monologuing, leaving consumers to do survival math: rent or meds, extra cheese or copay, salt or dignity. The diplomatic commentary insists the future will be brighter if everyone just shares the oven, lowers the heat, and agrees on toppings, and stops adjusting the thermostat — an optimistic vision that feels very much like Dumb & Dumber, no kumbaya moment, no family speeches, and zero explanation for how we got here. In the end, the credits roll on and the world’s healthcare continues to be expensive, wallets experience anorexia, and the popcorn machine is still burning popcorn — but somehow, we’re all expected to stay seated, enjoy the show, and applaud politely while inflation asks if we want to supersize. – Commentary