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This noted economist believes the government's claim of 2 percent inflation is way off. What do you think?
1 posted on 01/23/2018 11:58:09 AM PST by sloop3
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If it’s not higher than 2% it will be. You can’t add this much money to the economy without some inflation.


2 posted on 01/23/2018 11:59:46 AM PST by kjam22
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If QE is unwound, shouldn’t inflation go down?


3 posted on 01/23/2018 12:00:34 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.n)
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FOR 8 YEARS THEY DID NOT REPORT ON INFLATION UNDER ODUMBASS.

BUT I KNOW MY GROCERY BILL MORE THAN DOUBLED.


4 posted on 01/23/2018 12:02:20 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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Nonsense. Gas still hovering at $1.70 - $2.50 gal, home prices are rising very slightly, after being down forever, wages show small increase.

SOME food items that have had regional issues are high-—vanilla, chocolate, avocados. But flour, eggs, milk, no real significant change.

Commodities still low.


6 posted on 01/23/2018 12:03:20 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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If you have to educate a child, pay for car insurance, buy health insurance then inflation is sky high through the roof. If you are only buying groceries, drive a beater and have no kids then inflation is in check.


9 posted on 01/23/2018 12:09:58 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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This Noted Statistics Expert Says Inflation In 2018 Is Way Higher Than They're Telling Us

One of the first things that that stupid bastard Obama did was to start mucking up the real numbers to prevent people from seeing how much of a stupid sh*thead he was.

10 posted on 01/23/2018 12:10:55 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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Its been way off for decades... anyone who tells you they believe the offical 1-2% numbers per year they have been hocking for decades now is an idiot.


11 posted on 01/23/2018 12:14:06 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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Let's examine his numbers.

The government collects tens of thousands of prices, does this guy collect more?

Does he weigh them differently than the government?

Does he count beef more than the government? Does he count chicken less?

What's his secret?

17 posted on 01/23/2018 12:42:49 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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I think the Fed is trying it’s best to destroy the Trump Economic miracle by raising interest rates. But it’s not working! I got 1 2% interest loan on my 2017 and a 0 interest rate on my 2018 auto! Oil has gone from 40+$s to now 64 and gas is still LOW! The market is not reacting to the fed!


20 posted on 01/23/2018 12:53:49 PM PST by Harpotoo
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Inflation typically follows a super-heated economy to “manage” it.


26 posted on 01/23/2018 2:41:45 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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This Noted Statistics Expert Says Inflation In 2018 Is Way Higher Than They're Telling Us

Does this "Noted Statistics Expert" realize that'a only a whole month

Is this ***hole a democrat? or an "academician"??

Also, what was the inflation rate Nov 2016 -Jan 2017??

Hmmmmm??

27 posted on 01/23/2018 3:11:25 PM PST by publius911 (Am I pissed? You have NO idea...)
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I think it’s been increasing for years beyond what they have been saying. Under BO they didn’t breath a word about it, except to say that it didn’t exist. Now, suddenly, it’s inflation.


30 posted on 01/23/2018 8:38:30 PM PST by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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