[steve86]

Well, it obviously depends on how you weight and adjust things. But my own personal inflation gauge would be around 8 or 9%.

P.S. Why does the spelling checker flag "gauge"?

[Jim Noble]

Well, it obviously depends on how you weight and adjust things. But my own personal inflation gauge would be around 8 or 9%.

The point is not that any of us can calculate an accurate CPI or inflation rate by going to the grocery store.

The point is, they're lying, all the time, and as more and more people cop on, and as trust ebbs away, a serious situation is being created.