There’s no inflation…unless you count food prices. And why would you? Who buys food ? Ben Domenech writes at The Federalist that “Food Prices Are Soaring and Washington Doesn’t Care”. Here’s a taste:
“a rational person might conclude that measuring food inflation without counting meat, fruit, and vegetables is like measuring the unemployment rate without counting men. Here are the increases in a number of food costs, as well as the average hourly earnings, since the end of the recession (June 2009) through May 2014…the increases since June 2009 are: Beef and veal: +35.2%, Pork: +27%, Fish and seafood: +20.1%, Eggs: +33.1%, Dairy: +16.1%, Fresh Fruits: +13.8%. At the same time, Average Hourly Earnings have increased by 10.1%.”
Substantive analysis at the link. Also…graphs. So everyone knows that when the Fed increases the money supply (prints money), it results in inflation. And when the Fed tells you there’s no inflation, it’s…well…