Government Inflation Data at Odds with Reality
                   
seekingalpha.com: Gary Dorsch seekingalpha.com
seekingalpha.com     May 16, 2008            

Gary Dorsch (Global Money Trends) submits: In an age where governments of every political stripe distort economic data to promote their own self-interests, it’s hardly surprising that they present inflation statistics that are wildly at odds with the reality faced by consumers and businesses, and... [read full story]                    


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