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Message:: [QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2284502, member: 71510"]This "inflation / deflation" talk is smoke and mirrors. Sure, oil is at $40 a barrel, but the government is growing by leaps and bounds - and increasing taxes and fees along the way. A can of paint that was $20 last year is still $20 this year in California.  But now there's a "Paint Recovery Fee" of $0.75 per gallon purchased and it's taxed at the time of sale. Meals in restaurants have seen the biggest hit due to the wage and benefits inflation.  Our local restaurants have raised prices around 15% - 20% in the last 2 years. The way I see it, almost everyone now hates precious metals and have sold out or gone away.  That means it's time to get on the bandwagon. Next year people are going to start realizing they need to pay more attention to things other than the price of oil.[/QUOTE]