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    The problem is that inflation is also considered a measure of the value of money, and the value of money…
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  • As for the Fed, no it does not influence the price of particular items, but it does largely control the…
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  • If the purchasing power of your money has declined, that is inflation in most senses, regardless of causation. It's not…
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  • Substitute goods ae also a crock. If beef goes from $3to $6 a pound, dog food goes from $1 to…
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  • Real estate prices are not counted in inflation statistics because real estate is an asset. Rather the rental equivalents are…
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  • I think part of the problem is that Gen X white males largely have bought into a libertarian ethos, and…
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  • I was never banned there, but I got tired of the a-holery, including the defense of it from those in…
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  • They don't mention the diaper. I'm supposing it's so well-known in the state that they don't have to? Say "Vitter…
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  • Everyone is missing what is great about this.  It's not the Carson thinks the pyramids were built to store grain.…
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  • I think the strongest argument for Sanders in terms of actual policy is foreign policy, Here the President is little…
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  • Maybe the debt ceiling. It may be that one of them is willing to call BS on that because I'm…
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  • I think your question boils down to: will any of these three walk the plank for the probably-futile purpose of…
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  • What exactly is it in his past that you think will sink Rubio?  I'm not seeing it in your links.…
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  • The reason the SS and Medicare cuts matter even if they are minor is because it's breaking a Dem taboo.…
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  • Like I said in the other thread, I think we'll see some Clinton kabuki too. She'll come out against it,…
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  • My guess: Sanders calls for a clean bill, leading to the possibility of Dem defections in the house.
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  • You have to compromise when the other side has the power to compel you. If you have all the power,…
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  • I guess Obama's being the bad guy here. According to TPM, the budget deal being negotiated with Boehner will include…
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  • I think the news cycle was driven by events. Laying off staff is usually the first sign a campaign is…
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  • I read your down in Florida link, and I don't see where it necessarily sounds any worse than Whitewater. Rubio's…
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