We all know the extent of this runaway inflation, so why try to hide it. First they take away our pensions to save money and then they either force us to multi-task so they can lay off workers or ship the manufacturing overseas. Now that they have trimmed all the fat off the bone they are going after the muscle too.
Take for instance what they do to the product itself. They change the recipes or specs on food products. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't Elmer Chocolates used to have 5 pieces in their little Valentine Hearts where now they have 4? I bought a Reese's the other day and the chocolate didn't cover the bottom. I saw peanut butter filling. Klondike ice cream bars used to have a thicker chocolate covering if I remember right. Now it is a couple of millimeters thinner, almost like a sheet of paper. At least that was how the last batch we bought was. Probably the worst abusers are the makers of Town House Original crackers. The last couple of boxes we bought had crackers that broke and crumbled apart as we tried t take them out of the plastic sleeve with as much care as one playing the old childhood game 'Operation'. Our goat still likes them. And they lowered the cracker count per box over the years. And don't get me started on Hostess Cupcakes!