[Mr. K]

missing inflation? Not according to my grocery bill under Odumbass
Everything is smaller, and more expensive.
My average bill used to be $150. Now I am lucky to spend less than $300

[grania]

We're told inflation is down because fuel prices are down. So many folks can't afford to drive very far after they pay all of their other increased expenses.

As far as those 0% rates go....definition of insanity applies. They keep doing what isn't working, unless the goal is to destroy the middle class.

[arthurus]

Real inflation has been happening right along. Of course, inflation is not measured by the government in its CPI. I can't imagine the CPI isn't now based on simple lies. It is jiggered and rejiggered periodically to include things that are not rising in price and exclude things that are but the only thing that is falling is gasoline. Everything else is rising at a smart clip.In 5 years groceries are about double around here, clothing is up maybe 40% and general WalMart prices are up a lot and continually rising. WalMart does well at reducing prices from suppliers so their retail increases are probably on a gentler curve than general inflation would indicate.

Wages in my job, security guard, have actually declined 10% over the last 5 years compounded by more diligence in avoiding overtime.

[PeterPrinciple]

Debts are harder to pay off without inflation shrinking their burden.

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It is wage inflation they want to see so they can have tax inflation and more money to spend.

They don’t care about the inflation you and I experience.

[Stentor]

Everything is smaller, and more expensive.

My favorite is Walmart Great Value coffee. The price has stayed around $6.50. The size has gone from 39oz to 33.9oz to 27.8oz. This has been my goto for SHTF medicinal reasons. Purely a caffeine withdrawal measure. I'm not sure of the exact time peroiod but that's over 25% in 4 or 5 years.