tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2912598435074594810..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The message of TIPS: slower growth, more inflationScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-49695855485289278312013-02-07T12:19:56.844-08:002013-02-07T12:19:56.844-08:00totally agree with donny. if you consider that inf...totally agree with donny. if you consider that inflation compounded at 2.5% for ten yrs would imply that overall cost of living has only increased 28% I would argue that you would be LOW. inflation, poorly measured by the feds is higher and the ONLY thing that is cheaper is technology and that's not enough.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387986994469835875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55036742881391021272013-02-07T11:23:19.991-08:002013-02-07T11:23:19.991-08:00Ben-
CPI is garbage. If you have kids and do your...Ben-<br />CPI is garbage. If you have kids and do your own shopping, you see inflation everywhere. Food prices are way up. Clothing, way up. Energy, up. Taxes, up (inflation in the price of government services). Rents, up. Plus there is rampant hedonic inflation - go to any family-style restaurant, portions are smaller for the same price you paid last year.<br /><br />Sorry, but inflation Donny Baseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040288585224426073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17251312986406285312013-02-06T21:18:15.021-08:002013-02-06T21:18:15.021-08:00Well, when six of the last CPI readings have been ...Well, when six of the last CPI readings have been negative....I can think of a lot of things to worry about, but inflation is not one of them.<br /><br />According to Cleveland Fed Index of Inflationary Expectations, inflation will be dead a long time. It is at or near record lows. <br /><br />I sometimes wonder why the Bank of Japan oversaw a 20 year deflationary recession, and still going inn. Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18614601661626142112013-02-06T18:22:22.600-08:002013-02-06T18:22:22.600-08:00Once you think of gold as just another currency, ...Once you think of gold as just another currency, the "expensive" argument falls out of the equation. Gloeschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705125909506053628noreply@blogger.com