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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 1400693, member: 3011&quot;]pmbug,</p><p><br /></p><p>While I have respect for J. Williams work at shadowstats, I&#039;m not completely convinced that a 1980 [pre internet] measure of inflation is automatically better than the updated version.&nbsp; The economy is very different, as are the purchasing habits of consumers.&nbsp; Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.&nbsp; Maybe nobody really knows the real inflation rate.&nbsp; But think about it.&nbsp; If the &quot;real&quot; inflation rate was 10%, then the total cost of living today would be about 2.5 times higher than a decade ago, and this clearly is not the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thought -- getting inflation information from shadowstats, GATA, and Kingworldnews is a little bit like asking the barber if you need a haircut.&nbsp; Their business model depends on belief in rising gold prices, inflation, market manipulation and economic collapse.&nbsp; That isn&#039;t proof that those things won&#039;t happen, but it&#039;s important to understand your information sources.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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