Originally Posted by
Oberon
US inflation is about 11% from 2007 until today. If it averages 3% for the next three years (it's about 2.3% right now) total inflation from 2007 until 2015 would be about 21%. The Delta pay rates including the TA from 2007 until 2015 would be about 53%.
I'm not advocating, just calculating.
The mistake here is your use of the CPI as an indicator. Since it excludes food and energy, it massively understates actual inflation.
Carl