The rate of inflation can't be judged accurately by a few items the government arbitrarily chooses to measure.
Governments without separation of powers commit the worst crimes.
Employers know the nature of people best.
The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist.
Advice from others is always filtered through self interest.
Our contemporary brand of socialism has one fatal flaw. It's too expensive. When you try to shower benefits on so many recipients, you eventually must resort to subterfuge. Foremost among those tricks is money and credit expansion. Inevitably, you debase your currency.