What follows is a set of charts and diagrams to explain what is wrong with the US economy:
Chart of Inflation 1800-2005

(Source: http://www.economics-charts.com/cpi/cpi-1800-2005.html)
What is inflation?
Inflation is a tax on holders of cash (all of us).  Imagine that dollars weren’t dollars anymore but shares in your country – and your country was a corporation.  Suppose that your [...]