[an amused spectator]

Looking forward to them raiding private retirement accounts.

They already did, or is your private retirement account doing better than the 15% rate of real inflation?

Amazing how they did it, and didn't get any on themselves...

[FlyVet]

People with families, who have to drive a lot, I don't doubt they have 15% real inflation. But, it's not the same for all of us.

I'm retired, so I don't have to drive much, and have no desire to drive a lot. The more they raise gas prices, the less I drive. The more they raise food prices, the more bargains I look for. That's how the market corrects.

I'm not happy about this idiocy that's going on, because it's nothing but short-sighted stupidity by politicians, but I must say it hasn't affected me that much. And there are plenty of others besides me, in the same boat.