government core inflation figures exclude food and energy - its a meaningless number to a consumer. unless you can find me someone who doesn't need food or energy.
I am not talking about the consumer "core" inflation. I'm talking about the overall inflation rate and if retail at-the-pump prices had gone up in the last twenty five years as much as overall prices have, $3.00/gallon would be cheap. It has been politics, not economics that have kep oil prices down.