Inflation is not going anywhere according the latest data despite furious efforts to reign it in. (Yahoo Finance)

Inflation hits hard and constant with daily reminders of the way life used to be and therefore is very dangerous for politicians and governments in general. The poor are hit hard and then pain creeps into the middle and upper middle classes as prices continue on an upward trajectory. Harnessing that nasty word is infinitely easier said than done with political futures on the line, many see it is as do or die.