CPI Inflation Data is a Rigged Game—and You’re the Mark This week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) release is being labeled by economists as “extremely muddy.” Translation? The numbers are garbage—and the people in power know it. Following a 43-day government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) couldn’t collect real data. So what did they do? They made it up. Using what they call “carry-forward methodology,” they assumed prices didn’t change for entire months. That’s like saying your rent, groceries, and gas stayed frozen in time—because they didn’t send someone to check. You’re not imagining things getting more expensive. The CPI just isn’t allowed to admit it. The Truth Buried Beneath the Numbers: Inflation Is Worse Than They Admit Let’s…
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