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This is just going to push people further and further away into fringes and extremist views when they are lied to. We are truly on our own now. Our government
by upupandup 4y ago
This is just going to push people further and further away into fringes and extremist views when they are lied to.
We are truly on our own now. Our government no longer serves the people but a smaller proportion of people that gets their representatives elected to spread lies about everything.
This garbage inflation number is just the beginning. Who knows what other absurdities they are willing to push to the public and punish people? I'm already seeing people who don't buy this number getting flagged on HN which is bound to have lot of affuluent ppl that benefit by pushing this number.
- jonnycomputer 4y agoYou aren't being lied to. if, as you seem to think, the government wanted to hide true inflation, you'd think they'd do a better job, right? you think Biden wants these high inflation numbers? what a joke. you're already on the fringe.
- jacknews 4y agoHe certainly doesn't want highER numbers. It isn't that the published inflation figures are falsified, or lies. They just don't truly reflect the cost of living, due to adjustments, hedonics, omissions, choice of basket items, product crapification and shrinkage, etc. But with so many dissenting posts here getting flagged, you have to wonder.
- jonnycomputer 4y agoThey actually publish multiple indexes. I think it is hard enough a problem that a lot of people find can find something they don't like about any one of them.
- UncleMeat 4y agoIt is the same story with unemployment. "Oh, the government doesn't want you to know how many people stopped looking for work because it makes them look bad." When the U-6 number is right there in the same report at the U-3 number.
- kjkjadksj 4y agoIf you think this is a new phenomenon you need to read more history