Can we do a 5-whys?

why does “The cost of transport, energy and raw materials continues to rise”

I think we have a serious problem in economies that adhere to neoclassical economic theory, and that problem all comes down to a crucial misunderstanding: that value=price. Under that premise, we do everything you can to increase the price of goods and assets. But, value doesn’t equal price. Value is utility, and utility is maximized when people have the most access to as many utility maximizing goods and services and possible. But for that to be the case, prices have to be low enough that the mass of people can afford those utility maximizing products and services. Increasing prices without increasing utility is just inflation, but increasing ACCESS to utility maximizing products and services - the things people need and want - by lowering prices as much as possible, is how you really increase wealth, for as many people as possible.