I remember doing this in the early 80's.
Yes, I know, those sectors are not counted in the inflation index.
5.56mm
Manipulate the economy and the reporting of it's performance and spend massive amounts of borrowed and printed money to give a false illusion of normalcy and economic health in the first term to get re elected.
Then all hell breaks loose in the second term, providing multiple crisis to justify the institution of draconian control over the American people.
It was a simple plan.
It worked.
We are screwed.
Inflation is the gift that keeps on giving to the big government types.
It’s all good for them, and all bad for normal people.
Compare the value of the dollar of the years when the dow was at 1100 and now...Todays 1400 aint nothing to bragg about...