It is not ignorance it is lying and propaganda for thje liars on ALL TV and ALL of the news media.
This is caused by Bernake printing worthless dollars. I laugh when people attack Ron and Rnad Paul and they think The Federal Reserve is mom and apple pie.
The US is going to have hyperinflation in late 2011 and 2012.
Precisely! The government is trying to fight unemployment and promote growth by debasing the currency, pursuing an inflationary monetary policy and deficit spending, just like in the 70's. All that is doing is inflating commodity prices and creating enormous deficits. It didn't work then and it isn't working now.