https://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts
In fact, 2020s inflation (using historic measure) peaked at over 15% while the 1970s spike peaked below 15% — meaning that this latest inflation sets the record compared to the 1970s.
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-inflation
Ignorant incredulity and “back in my day!” aren’t good arguments.
> Responding to prior criticisms made by economist James Hamilton, John Williams explained in a private phone call that Shadowstats does not actually recalculate BLS data, rather, the Shadowstats CPI merely adds a constant to the officially reported numbers.[25]
>> I’m not going back and recalculating the CPI. All I’m doing is going back to the government’s estimates of what the effect would be and using that as an add factor to the reported statistics
Same article says he charges $175/year/subscription since 2006.
I'd love to get paid that much to do a high school level introductory programming assignment. The business logic is literally a one liner X-D
But don't slavishly believe Shadowstat's inflation number either.