For years, many of us have known, or at least suspected, that the government cooks the books on statistics to make things look rosier than they are. Tons of government data is either known, or at least suspected to be, unreliable. A great example is the now widespread knowledge that Joe Biden’s mental decline was hidden by government officials and their accomplices in the MSM. A report is out by the Walls Street Journal, indicating that economic data published by the government can no longer be relied upon for its accuracy. There is no pravda in Isvestia, and there is no isvestia in Pravda. Of course, the government workers are blaming Trump and his budget cuts, claiming that they don’t have enough personnel to do their jobs.
A great example of realistic stats was the website shadowstats.com. I don’t know if they still publish. I like to use the Denny’s grand slam breakfast as my marker. Why? That breakfast has 2 strips of bacon, two link sausages, two eggs, and two pancakes. A good cross section of food products. The best thing is that I have been using the price of this breakfast in the same Denny’s location since 1997 as an indication of costs.
- In 1997, that breakfast cost $1.99
- In 2009, it cost $4.99
- In 2021, it cost $9.29
- Just a year later in 2022, it was $11.59
- In 2023, the rate slowed a bit. The breakfast was $11.99 in April
- By November of 2023, the price was up again, to $12.99
- Here we are in 2025, and the cost of that breakfast is now $14.19.
I don’t know how long we can continue to use this bellwether, since Denny’s filed bankruptcy earlier this year.
11 Comments
SoCoRuss · June 6, 2025 at 11:16 am
And just like Denny’s the US is bankrupt and guaranteed to collapse. That seems to be what set off Elon after all he found and the personal shit he took and damage to Tesla and the big beautiful bill brings it back. Once Planatir gets it digital data prison system online, the collapse will be allowed to happen.
It seems he really thought the MAGA Messiah would be different and could change things, THAT is a little of a surprise to me.
ALL the politicians KNOW whats coming and there is no desire or will to stop it, So Fuck It, get all the money you can, since NO ONE is held accountable. That’s why the push for WW3 to cover up what they all did. And for all the white families who let their kids enlist after the Messiahs win, Tell me what’s changed from Biden?
I guess its better to have them Sacrificed by your Messiah versus the Vegetable for the glory of European bankers, Ukrainian Nazi’s and lets not forget “GOD’s” chosen Zionist Jew rulers of the world.
Sometime in the far future historians or Archeologists will look back and say WTF was wrong with these people….
Skippy Jif · June 6, 2025 at 12:30 pm
Picked up a Whopper for family yesterday and it was almost $6.50, good thing I had two fives.
Always assume everything is fake and GAE until proven otherwise.
lynn · June 6, 2025 at 4:25 pm
Wait, Denny’s filed bankruptcy ? Looks like a few of their franchisees filed bankruptcy but not the main company. Yet.
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5142962-dennys-to-close-dozens-more-restaurants-in-2025/
https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/dennys-franchisee-denn-ohio-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy/698779/
Joe Blow · June 7, 2025 at 6:40 am
Who would go to Denny’s when Waffle House gives you a meal AND a show?
lynn · June 7, 2025 at 3:34 pm
I have to admit that I like Waffle House a lot more than Denny”s now.
Divemedic · June 9, 2025 at 6:48 am
Denny’s plans to close 150 restaurants by the end of 2025:
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-10-22/dennys-to-close-150-restaurants-as-restaurant-chains-continue-to-struggle
thefpfaen9 · June 6, 2025 at 8:20 pm
In 1965 the Impala 2 dr. HT, v8, automatic sold for $1500.00 what does a similar car run today….
Boneman · June 7, 2025 at 5:06 am
While a most interesting metric, one has to ponder the cost added to new vehicles pursuant to mandated safety equipment, emission controls, etc. Rather substantial I would think. However, your point is VERY well taken. Another metric would be Real Estate. My folks first home, a 4 bedroom, 2 full bath on half an acre in Monmouth County, NJ was purchased for $17K in 1963. Redfin shows the estimated selling price today to be $700K.
Joe Blow · June 7, 2025 at 6:39 am
“Of course, the government workers are blaming Trump and his budget cuts, claiming that they don’t have enough personnel to do their jobs.”
How to tell you’re being lied to 101 – The problem is that the published government statistics for the last God-knows how many years are revealed to be unreliable. The people guilty of this act, blame the guy that got into office 6 months ago, for DECADES worth of failure. Right. Got that?
The reason government statistics can’t be trusted isn’t due to decades of fraud, it’s the new-guys fault. Fuck that new guy.
wojtek · June 8, 2025 at 1:32 pm
“John” Williams appeared on a few small podcasts last year and he looked good. But you can’t subscribe to his newsletter anymore.
Francis W. Porretto · June 9, 2025 at 6:22 am
I just did the compound-interest calculation on that Denny’s breakfast, and, assuming my mathematics hasn’t completely deserted me, it works out to an interest rate of approximately 7.26%, compounded annually. That’s well in excess of the “official” rate of inflation for those years. Draw your own conclusions.
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