Croff-flation. Are the delicious new trendy dessert behind inflations and layoffs? Could croffles lead to a recessaion?
Croffles are the world's latest obsession. But obsession and addiction do not come without a cost. The world's croffle obsession has unfortunately led to massive inflation, layoffs, and soon and very likely a recession. But how did we get here? And can one little delicious and innocuous looking pastry really cause so much trouble?
Yes- yes it can
Due to the recent popularity of croffles, the cost of flour, butter, sugar and eggs have surged. All of the ingredients required to make croffles. They are also unfortunately essential foods and necessities required for everyday living.
As the rich consume and feast upon croffles, it has caused the price of necessary foods to increase. Because of their obsession with croffles they're not out doing anything else. They're not going out and spending money buying anything else, only croffles causing them to become more and more expensive as well as their ingredients. It has also led to massive unemployment and layoffs for anyone that doesn't work in a bakery or a cafe.
Due to the rich's consumption of basic necessities, of which the poor need to survive, it has caused massive inflation in the prices of the ingredients for the foods leading to many of the common class to starve.
Unless the rich can learn to curb their hunger, and desire of delicious croffle treats, we only have food scarcity, more unemployment, and a longer recession to look forward to.