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Inflation Calculator: How Much Has It Stolen From YOU?
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Inflation Calculator: How Much Has It Stolen From YOU?

The calculator THEY don’t want you to use. Find out exactly how many dollars inflation has taken from your household since 2020.

Inflation Calculator: How Much Has It Stolen From YOU?

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🔥 EXCLUSIVE TOOL

How Much Has Biden/Trump Inflation STOLEN From You?

The calculator THEY don’t want you to use — see exactly how much your purchasing power has been destroyed since 2020

💰 Your Financial Info

2020 (Pre-COVID)
2021 (Biden took office)
2022 (Peak inflation)
2023
2024

National Average
California (+18% cost of living)
New York (+21%)
Hawaii (+15%)
Massachusetts (+12%)
Mississippi (-12%)
Arkansas (-9%)
Oklahoma (-7%)
Alabama (-5%)
Texas (-3%)
Florida (-2%)
Colorado (+4%)
Washington (+6%)

Money Lost to Inflation
Lost Per Year
Lost Per Month
Real Wage Growth
Year Inflation Rate Your Income Lost This Year Cumulative Loss
⚡ What $ could have bought you:

    const inflationRates = {2020:1.2,2021:4.7,2022:8.0,2023:3.4,2024:2.9,2025:2.6};

    function calculate() {
    const income = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘income’).value) || 75000;
    const startYear = parseInt(document.getElementById(‘start-year’).value);
    const stateMult = parseFloat(document.getElementById(‘state-select’).value);
    const currentYear = 2026;

    let cumLoss = 0, tbody = ”, prevIncome = income;
    const years = [];

    for (let y = startYear; y < currentYear; y++) {
    const rate = (inflationRates[y] || 2.5) * stateMult;
    const lostThisYear = prevIncome * (rate / 100);
    cumLoss += lostThisYear;
    years.push({y, rate, lostThisYear, cumLoss});
    tbody += `

    ${y} ${rate.toFixed(1)}% -$${Math.round(lostThisYear).toLocaleString()} -$${Math.round(cumLoss).toLocaleString()}

    `;
    prevIncome = prevIncome * (1 + rate/100);
    }

    const numYears = currentYear – startYear;
    const yearlyLoss = cumLoss / numYears;
    const monthlyLoss = yearlyLoss / 12;
    const realWageChange = -((cumLoss / income) * 100).toFixed(1);

    document.getElementById(‘results’).style.display = ‘block’;
    document.getElementById(‘result-headline’).textContent = `💀 Inflation Has Stolen $${Math.round(cumLoss).toLocaleString()} From You Since ${startYear}`;
    document.getElementById(‘total-loss’).textContent = `-$${Math.round(cumLoss).toLocaleString()}`;
    document.getElementById(‘yearly-loss’).textContent = `-$${Math.round(yearlyLoss).toLocaleString()}/yr`;
    document.getElementById(‘monthly-loss’).textContent = `-$${Math.round(monthlyLoss).toLocaleString()}/mo`;
    document.getElementById(‘real-wage’).textContent = `${realWageChange}%`;
    document.getElementById(‘breakdown-body’).innerHTML = tbody;

    const lossK = Math.round(cumLoss);
    document.getElementById(‘anger-amount’).textContent = lossK.toLocaleString();
    const items = [];
    if(lossK > 30000) items.push(‘A brand new car paid in full’);
    if(lossK > 15000) items.push(‘A year of college tuition’);
    if(lossK > 5000) items.push(‘A family vacation to Europe’);
    if(lossK > 2000) items.push(‘6 months of grocery bills’);
    items.push(‘Your emergency fund — gone’);
    document.getElementById(‘anger-list’).innerHTML = items.map(i=>`

  • ${i}
  • `).join(”);

    const shareText = encodeURIComponent(`Inflation has stolen $${lossK.toLocaleString()} from me since ${startYear}! Calculate YOUR losses → https://gettrendedge.com/inflation-calculator/ #Inflation #Economy #TrendEdge`);
    document.getElementById(‘share-result’).href = ‘https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=’ + shareText;

    document.getElementById(‘results’).scrollIntoView({behavior:’smooth’});
    }

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