CHART OF THE DAY: Inflation Is A Thing Of The Past Joe Weisenthal | Oct. 19, 2011, 12:31 PM People who blast the Fed for creating raging inflation or what not don't know what they're talking about. advisorperspectives.com/dshort/charts/inflation/inflation-since-1872.html?inflation-1872-present.gif Doug Short put together this fantastic chart of inflation going all the way back to 1872. It couldn't be more obvious: Inflation just isn't that big of a deal either in numerical terms, or from any historical perspective. Policymakers have gotten excellent at keeping things tame, both on the upside and on the downside. static6.businessinsider.com/image/4e9f4a646bb3f74b5e00000b/chart-of-the-day-monthly-inflation-oct-2011.jpg