The Real Deal on Inflation with John Williams

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“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.” ~Elvis Presley

By Catherine Austin Fitts

After years of unprecedented monetary inflation and increased competition for natural resources, many areas of the world are experiencing significant increases in the cost of living. The Chapwood Index estimates that the real cost of living in the United States is increasing 8 to 13% annually.

I invited John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics (Shadowstats) to join me on the Solari Report to describe why government statistics on inflation, cost of living, employment and other economic statistics vary significantly from actual. John estimates that cost of living in the United States is increasing at 10% annually.

Understanding the facts of what is really happening in the economy can inspire you to create the strategies you need to navigate this environment successfully. Depending on where you live, you need to organize your budgets and business to reengineer continuously for the changes underway – including a rising cost of living.

In Money & Markets this week I will discuss the latest in financial and geopolitical news.

In Let’s Go to the Movies, I will review a new two-part documentary about Elvis – Elvis Presley: The Searcher. Narrated by Priscilla Presley and a series of gifted musicians and producers – Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris among them – this is a marvelous exploration of the traditions of blues, country, bluegrass, and gospel that fused in Presley’s artistry and the creation of Rock & Roll. This is a history of American culture in the 20th century seen through the genius of the best selling solo artist of all time. Seen through the eyes of the Memphis community, he is also considered to be the best neighbor of all time.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0OLpCVGgabA

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12 Comments

    1. In keeping with the Rock & Roll theme, the following has got to be one of the greatest miscalculations in business history. This quote was said to The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein on January 1, 1962, the day that The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records:

      “Guitar groups are on the way out, Mr. Epstein.”

      Dick Rowe
      Decca Records

    1. In keeping with the Rock & Roll theme, the following has got to be one of the greatest miscalculations in business history. This quote was said to The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein on January 1, 1962, the day that The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records:

      “Guitar groups are on the way out, Mr. Epstein.”

      Dick Rowe
      Decca Records

  3. We should have a spreadsheet available where we can “uncheck” the things we do NOT buy, and then get our personalized inflation rate … from the Chapwood Index list below I would uncheck the following:

    Starbucks coffee,
    tolls,
    fast food restaurants,
    car washes,
    cable TV
    cellphone service,
    dry cleaning,
    movie tickets,
    cosmetics,
    gym memberships,
    home repairs,
    piano lessons,
    school supplies,
    parking meters,
    pet food,
    and People magazine.

  4. We should have a spreadsheet available where we can “uncheck” the things we do NOT buy, and then get our personalized inflation rate … from the Chapwood Index list below I would uncheck the following:

    Starbucks coffee,
    tolls,
    fast food restaurants,
    car washes,
    cable TV
    cellphone service,
    dry cleaning,
    movie tickets,
    cosmetics,
    gym memberships,
    home repairs,
    piano lessons,
    school supplies,
    parking meters,
    pet food,
    and People magazine.

  5. “They were always planning to replace the US consumer with the gold consumer, and I think that is why they are so angry about China closing out the American companies because it’s not quite working.”

    Is the gold consumer the Chinese gold backed consumer?

  6. “They were always planning to replace the US consumer with the gold consumer, and I think that is why they are so angry about China closing out the American companies because it’s not quite working.”

    Is the gold consumer the Chinese gold backed consumer?

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