Des Imoto マキシ on Nostr: Couple of additions. “They” change the meaning of words, ala “1984,” to ...
Couple of additions. “They” change the meaning of words, ala “1984,” to confuse us.
Newspeak was a language favored by the minions of Big Brother and, in Orwell's words, "designed to diminish the range of thought." Newspeak was characterized by the elimination or alteration of certain words, the substitution of one word for another, the interchangeability of parts of speech, and the creation of words for political purposes. The word has caught on in general use to refer to confusing or deceptive bureaucratic jargon.
Inflation is the increase in money supply, not the subsequent nominal price increase. That’s why, albeit manipulated, the CPI is actually the Consumer Price Index.
Inflation in a debt based system is simply increase in total debt. Government, State and Local, business and private. Currently $80 trillion in the US. So, rate of inflation would technically be the rate of increase in debt. Looking at their own data (see below) debt has doubled over the last 15 years.
Now, we also have productivity increases due to innovation and technological advances. Let’s say you go to McDonalds, there used to be three employees taking orders. Now there are three iPads. So the price of your burger should go down. Some literature estimates the productivity increases at 6-8% per year since ww2.
So “they” are really stealing your tax rate, let’s say 29%, plus productivity, 7%, plus real inflation, 7%. And yes, compound that every year. Crazy.
The CPI is meaningless, as it swaps out good quality goods for bad ones, reflects only delayed trickle down price effects of inflation and doesn’t include productivity increases.
It’s far worse than you describe. And believe it, “them” using the term inflation for everything confuses everyone on purpose.
That’s why everything has gone to 💩. See pics :)
Newspeak was a language favored by the minions of Big Brother and, in Orwell's words, "designed to diminish the range of thought." Newspeak was characterized by the elimination or alteration of certain words, the substitution of one word for another, the interchangeability of parts of speech, and the creation of words for political purposes. The word has caught on in general use to refer to confusing or deceptive bureaucratic jargon.
Inflation is the increase in money supply, not the subsequent nominal price increase. That’s why, albeit manipulated, the CPI is actually the Consumer Price Index.
Inflation in a debt based system is simply increase in total debt. Government, State and Local, business and private. Currently $80 trillion in the US. So, rate of inflation would technically be the rate of increase in debt. Looking at their own data (see below) debt has doubled over the last 15 years.
Now, we also have productivity increases due to innovation and technological advances. Let’s say you go to McDonalds, there used to be three employees taking orders. Now there are three iPads. So the price of your burger should go down. Some literature estimates the productivity increases at 6-8% per year since ww2.
So “they” are really stealing your tax rate, let’s say 29%, plus productivity, 7%, plus real inflation, 7%. And yes, compound that every year. Crazy.
The CPI is meaningless, as it swaps out good quality goods for bad ones, reflects only delayed trickle down price effects of inflation and doesn’t include productivity increases.
It’s far worse than you describe. And believe it, “them” using the term inflation for everything confuses everyone on purpose.
That’s why everything has gone to 💩. See pics :)