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While sanctions against Russia are intended to freeze them out of the world economy, Prof Wolff explains how the profit motive creates more layers of impact that affect us all.

"The demand in Canada is driving up the prices because people are so needful of replacing Russian material that the Canadians can raise the price for everyone, which means inflation for everyone. The sanction program is creating supply chain bottlenecks that are driving up inflation everywhere." - Richard Wolff

This is a clip from S12 E15 of Economic Update: "Ukraine & An Empire's Decline"
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