The Great Economic Mirage: When Inflation Rages and Markets Cheer The mainstream press wants you to believe that when the S&P 500 breaks records, your life somehow improves. They’ll flash green tickers and smiling anchors, but behind the noise, the truth is darker: you’re being left behind. In May, core inflation—stripped of the so-called “volatile” essentials like food and energy (as if you can live without those)—rose to 2.7%, higher than even the Fed’s doctored expectations. This wasn’t supposed to happen, remember? We were assured the “inflation scare” was over. Yet somehow, while your rent check bounces and your grocery tab skyrockets, the Dow Jones soars 432 points, the Nasdaq tacks on 105, and the S&P 500 hits an all-time…

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