The Phantom Depression
By James Quillian,Economist, Political Analyst, Natural Law
Why You Should Look at These Tables
Most people feel poorer today than they did in 2020. They aren’t imagining it. They aren’t failing to budget. They’re living inside a statistical illusion. The official inflation number, CPI, is designed to make the economy look healthier than it is. It measures products, not life. It hides the real cost of living by adjusting away quality improvements, substituting cheaper goods, and averaging essentials with non‑essentials.

Even before the Epstein saga and the recent release of the Epstein files, the oligarchs were already facing serious headwinds. The stock market is controlled. Its high level is a purposeful achievement. Its value is meticulously maintained. It has to be. It is the store of the oligarchs’ wealth. If the stock market crashes, the source of their wealth disappears. The stock market is their vulnerability. Their greatest strength is that no one believes it is.
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