The Consumer Is Hurting...Big Time.

<p>Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest reading on inflation. The top-line figure is startling enough. At a 6.2% increase in inflation, it was the worst report that the US has seen in 31 years.</p> <p>But it's really not until you get a chance to dig into the underlying numbers, that you see how really devastating this report is to the average consumer. And how the economic policies of the current Administration have had a direct effect on our current plight.</p> <p> </p>