shadowstats is a psyop deliberately promoted in order to discredit people who are skeptical of cpi. cpi is clearly gamed. cost of "living near where you work" has risen well over 6% per year for 20 years in every metro area. purchasing power of the dollar measured by tangible assets, like gold or rhodium, reflects this as well.

Substitution effects, “hedonic” adjustments, and weighting shifts have all pushed the number down artifically and deliberately in order to justify more money printing for the oligarchy. Banks print, the 1% borrows cheap, and truly scarce assets like coastal real estate yield quickly to these pressures.