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.
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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%)
| Year | Inflation Rate | Your Income Lost This Year | Cumulative Loss |
|---|
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 += `
`;
prevIncome = prevIncome * (1 + rate/100);
}
const numYears = currentYear – startYear;
const yearlyLoss = cumLoss / numYears;
const monthlyLoss = yearlyLoss / 12;
const realWageChange = -((cumLoss / income) * 100).toFixed(1);
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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=>`
`).join(”);
const shareText = encodeURIComponent(`Inflation has stolen $${lossK.toLocaleString()} from me since ${startYear}! Calculate YOUR losses → https://gettrendedge.com/inflation-calculator/ #Inflation #Economy #TrendEdge`);
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