Left-wing politicians, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), often blame corporate greed for high prices.

The problem is that, on average, prices are 23% higher in blue states than in red states. Are corporations somehow greedier in blue states than red states? Seems unlikely. Yet, liberal politicians and increasingly some on the Right side of the aisle tell us that corporations, not onerous government policies, are to blame for high prices.

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