This column by economist Bruce Yandle appeared in Reason, a publication of the Reason Foundation.
News from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that February's all-item Consumer Price Index (CPI) skyrocketed 7.9 percent on a year-over-year basis came as no surprise to American consumers. It was the largest increase since 1982 and followed increases exc…
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