CPI calculations Old vs New
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| Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83%, Ground Beef 24%, Bacon 22% |
| 2012-01-25 |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #11 He's a Me Person. He walked away from Gov. Brewer while she was talking to him today. He has no respect whatever for other people. That's after Obama started the confrontation. Par for the course - he got his butt kicked by another girl. |
| Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793 2012-01-25 22:58 |
| #10 Lying with Statistic 101: CPI calculations Old vs New |
| Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793 2012-01-25 22:52 |
| #9 I calculate inflation real simply: Deficit/GDP, or $1.5 trillion/$15 trillion, or 10%. All the other metrics are just camoflage, since the money devaluation is the same thing as inflation, to me. One key component NEVER mentioned is that by holding interest rates on basic savings to essentially zero, instead of the historic 4% or so, they are inflating away 4% per year of the value of savings. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-01-25 19:18 |
| #8 He's a Me Person. He walked away from Gov. Brewer while she was talking to him today. He has no respect whatever for other people. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2012-01-25 19:16 |
| #7 Yeah, I noticed that I was considerably poorer under this regime. Must be the social justice/redistribution of wealth/or voodoo economics thing. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-01-25 16:45 |
| #6 Logical consequences of monetizing bad private & public debt, courtesy of Ben Bernanke & his team of Squid caretakers. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-01-25 16:37 |
| #5 Yep, TFSM. The official inflation index excludes food and fuel, so the Fed is concerned that inflation is so low, the US may be entering a deflationary spiral! If you happen to eat, drive, or heat your home, however, I concur that 12% is much closer to the mark. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2012-01-25 16:35 |
| #4 I think we're at about 12% inflation, depending on how you take into account all the things you really spend money on. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-01-25 15:41 |
| #3 Iblis has come up with the perfect republican commercial. Short, honest, and brutal and it turns Obamas I just need more time into a punchline. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-01-25 14:51 |
| #2 And we are not even at the point where we feel the effects of his wonderful transformation yet. Most of his failed policies will hit us next year and the Year after that. Plus what ever disaster this know nothing puts us through if Americans are stupid enough to vote for him again. I say we are at 6% inflation no matter what the bunk numbers the government gets us and will be at 10% next year. Ohh goody! |
| Posted by: newc 2012-01-25 13:42 |
| #1 And in just 3 years! Guess what he could do with another 4! |
| Posted by: Iblis 2012-01-25 12:27 |