Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index is a government-issued sorcery that measures the cries of the common purse down to decimal points.
When it rises, purchasing power is bemoaned; when it falls, fear of deflation takes hold—an endless inflation game rulebook.
Every economic policy becomes enslaved to this number, and the media heralds it monthly while sowing fresh anxieties.
Ultimately, the CPI is nothing more than a fortune-teller predicting tomorrow's discontent.