Either way it was the government (or at least some collection of governments). Saying the pandemic disrupted supply lines is just a euphemism for government lockdowns.

Undisciplined

Murray Rothbard: "What Has Government Done to our Money?"

Me: They printed hundreds of thousands, millions of billions, billions of trillions, of pieces of paper and called it "money", we then (the people) accepted the idea. Now, that's inflation. So, yeah, the government is the culprit here.

econ

Who Caused the Recent Wave of Inflation?

Murray Rothbard: "What Has Government Done to our Money?" 

Me: They printed hundreds of thousands, millions of billions, billions of trillions, of pieces of paper and called it "money", we then (the people) accepted the idea. Now, that's inflation. So, yeah, the government is the culprit here.

 