> Housing is just where the rubber hits the road and regular lives are directly affected. The reason why we didn't see rampant consumer product inflation in th

> Housing is just where the rubber hits the road and regular lives are directly affected. The reason why we didn't see rampant consumer product inflation in the wave of irresponsible money-printing meant to soften the 2008 crisis was that the stimulus targeted at the wealthy and went into assets, such as the housing you just mentioned. However, COVID-19 stimulus checks were given to normal people, so inflation now hits normal people's daily purchases.