[kylactus]

inflation and production costs are two different things, grant it production cost is a factor that drives inflation, but look at your local grocery store, everything is going up and cutting back, I'll use coffee for example, they pulled a three tier price rise over the last two years (this is a common tactic to distract the public) step 1: very small price increase, you barley notice, step 2: redesigned packaging/temporary price cut this is usually touted as "environmentally friendly" or "green" packaging as to make the consumer think the product and company are heartfelt and caring, when in fact the new package, wile being about the same size as the original, contains 15% less coffee, the temporary price cut is so you stay loyal to the brand and to attract new consumers. step 3: raise the price back to normal thus selling you less product for a higher price over an extended period without most consumers ever noticing. every product does this. This is why your grandpa tells you that for a buffalo nickel he use to get ten funny books, a bag of candy and a hooker. everything goes up! your dollar is worth less every day.