They can “remove” those from their calculation,
but they can’t remove increased prices at the store shelves.
Exactly. People see the prices and even despite the Government claims, we know it’s well over 10% higher for gas and food just this last month.
“...but they can’t remove increased prices at the store shelves.”
Actually, they can and they do. The name for it escapes me, but the methodology goes as follows: if the price of (ex) beef goes up 1%, it’s assumed the consumer put the beef back and purchased the chicken, which rose 0.25%.
Voila! Inflation under control.