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Cutting Pay & Adding Fines For Non-Compliance + Inflation | The People’s Talk Show

Jan 13, 2022 | Economic Collapse

The December Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was just released and it shows a 7% annual inflation rate. That’s the highest inflation in 40 years. Households are starting 2022 from a precarious position. Their excess savings from the stimulus programs are gone....

Not Even Paycheck To Paycheck: 1 In 3 American Workers Runs Out Of Money Before Payday

Feb 17, 2020 | Debt, Economy

A new study has found that at least 32% of people making over $100,000, run out of money between paychecks and can’t make ends meet in the “greatest economy ever.” Something is amiss here considering President Trump touts all-time highs in the stock market,...

The CPI Constantly Understates Inflation: Why This Will Lead To Catastrophe

Aug 17, 2019 | News

The purpose of the consumer price index (CPI) is to reflect just how much inflation is eating into both our incomes and our savings. Consumer inflation has been estimated since the 1700s, by measuring price changes in a fixed-weight basket of goods. This method was...