bowlmar

Tinkering with Inflation Calculations: The “Pollyanna Creep” Phenomenon

So, what is the outcome of all the fudging of data? I'm seeing parts of the country in what appears to be a depression. The Detroit area has gotten worse every year since 1970 - they've been in the toilet for almost 40 years. Do we continue to ignore the depressed areas in our country, just as we ignore the Katrina zone? Will DC put up a wall or a fence to protect themselves from the rest of America?