Quote Originally Posted by Organ Morgan. View Post
No country fiddles their official inflation rate quite like the Yanks do.

Their CPI inflation rate stands at around 8% because annual changes to food and energy prices aren't included in their number. Those are what everyone needs to live - save perhaps the homeless re energy - and I think the Shadowstats site which do include those necessities place their real CPI inflation rate at 21%.

It's curious that with the US population at circa 330 million, they can't seem to organise a demo of 50k or more to protest against anything.
Don't tell Cyril and John 1959 they think all the worlds woes are down to Biris and Brexit , poor fellas caught in that vacuum of defeat and denial .