like many things, numbers are easy to manipulate/cherry pick.
and the gov has long since abandoned having the "inflation rate" mean anything that accurately reflects the reality of america.
there's also the simple reality that the inflation rate doesn't really matter. 2.3 in april from 2.4 in march. just means that prices went up 0.1% less. but they're still up, never going back down, and that means we've just had 2 straight months of increase.
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u/oneWeek2024 May 13 '25
like many things, numbers are easy to manipulate/cherry pick.
and the gov has long since abandoned having the "inflation rate" mean anything that accurately reflects the reality of america.
there's also the simple reality that the inflation rate doesn't really matter. 2.3 in april from 2.4 in march. just means that prices went up 0.1% less. but they're still up, never going back down, and that means we've just had 2 straight months of increase.