The government says inflation is running around 8%. But we all know the dirty truth that inflations is running closer to 15%. This impacts the middle class and working class hardest. And there's no let up in site. Michael believes that the Fed waited too long and is doing too little. They're playing catch-up and not doing a very good job of it. The question is how high must rates go to slay the inflation dragon and can the Fed actually raise rates that high? What will happen to the US economy and the global economy if they do. Housing is slowing down, but in certain areas, it has actually increased. Real rates are still around negative 10 percent.  www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com