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Emotions can color your perception of inflation

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

Language is constantly shifting and changing. Sometimes, the popular understanding of a word changes even if the official definition doesn't.

Rick Kahler says that's what happening with the word "inflation." Its meaning changed for a certain segment of the general public but not for economists.

Kahler is a wealth advisor and president of Kahler Financial in Rapid City.

Read his full blog post.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.