“Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), according to the initial estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.8 percent.” Ask yourself, was this growth, or inflation? Does it feel like the economy is 4.3% better off than it was last year? Or does it feel like everything is just getting more unaffordable?