‘What am I going to do?’: soaring prices fuel calls for US government to step in

Large corporations are passing on higher-than-needed price increases to customers under the cover of inflation, war and supply chain squeezes, experts say

Outside a Dollar Tree in Detroit, Latasha Holmes lamented the rising cost of toilet paper, beverages, food and other items she had just purchased. The price increases, she said, were forcing her to choose among necessities for her and four kids.

What am I going to do? Prices are up everywhere, all over town," she said. I can't afford everything."