Dragon 115 (November, 1986). “The Antagonists,” by Denis Beauvais. This was also used as the cover of DL15: Mists of Krynn (1988). Serious armor on that villain. vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/707121576…
The instant that governments rolled out #relief funds so #quarantine-shuttered firms wouldn't fail and #covid-furloughed workers wouldn't starve, execs started rubbing their forelegs together, planning to raise prices and blame #inflation caused by giving money to The Poors. 1/
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They weren't exactly subtle about it: the CEOs of America's largest companies got on their quarterly investor calls and chortled about the willingness of "consumers" to blame inflation for the price-hikes they were cramming down their throats: