Even though management has increased menu prices multiple times in the past couple of years thanks to rising costs for food, labor, and paper products, consumers still believe they are getting tremendous value. The fact that these so-called experts have no clue which direction inflation is going means that the average investor, armed with less data, analytical capabilities, and time on their hands, surely doesn't know what will happen with prices across the economy. Lower interest rates, coupled with unlimited money printing to support a massive and growing debt burden, can undoubtedly spur inflation.