Sprstpd,
I can certainly understand your sense of disbelief. I can see that some things are getting more expensive, however I believe that we are on the cusp of a major decline in the costs of goods and a glut of supply.
Your statement made me question my perceptions, but here's a link to...
This is a great thread. Thanks all for the great input.
I would suggest that that the supply of money has been greatly reduced. I defer to the Internation Bank of Settlements ( http://www.bis.org/publ/otc_hy0905.htm ) to back this.
One need only look at the dramatic decrease in the...