[devintos]

Factors that contribute to inflation can (and have) been changed ... so in the end it doesn't matter what the real % inflation is

What matters is what the Fed wants the economy to do And right now they realize government debt cannot be sustained at 5% interest. Both the speed of debt accumulation and the interest, in that scenario, is exponential.

Only thing that can rock he boat is oil prices, but again, factors can always change...