So for the last 25 years the real inflation rate has been about 5% higher than the reported one? That adds up to being off by a factor of 3.4, so what the government claims should need only $100,000 per year really needs $340,000? And since the new car I bought after keeping my old one for 17 years was a real bargain since the price only went up 50% (close the the official CPI change) instead of quintupling like this would predict?
Sorry, I call BS on that chart. The government may be doing tricks to shave a little off the official inflation rate, but not 5% per year. The numbers don't add up.
