Consumer Confidence Tanks as Inflation Fears Explode—What They Won’t Tell You

The latest Consumer Sentiment reading from the University of Michigan just dropped, and it’s a bloodbath. February’s preliminary index came in at 67.8, down from 71 in January—a massive slide that “experts” conveniently failed to predict. Wall Street expected an unchanged 71.1, but surprise, surprise, reality had other plans. This marks the second straight month of decline, sinking to its lowest level since July 2024. And unlike the mainstream media’s favorite game of partisan blame, this collapse isn’t just hitting one side—it’s across the board. Republicans, Independents, Democrats, young, old, rich, poor—everyone is feeling the pinch. That’s because this isn’t a red vs. blue problem. It’s a deep, systemic failure engineered by the very people who claim to be “fixing”…