our old friend milton freedman declared that inflation is monetary phenomenon. so much liquidity into this market and this inflation you is going to be with us for a while. to say that on the face is absolutely absurd. these are the same people that said the build back better bill will cost zero, cost nothing. so i don't think anyone buys this and i think americans are pretty upset about inflation. i drove up to tahoe from arizona yesterday and gas was $6 a gallon. $6. so i don't think anyone's buying the story. maria: no, i don't think so either. the consumer price index, sean, was up 6.2% on the month. when you look at that and you annualize that, up 9/10 of a percent, rather, you an lies that, talking about 11.9% for the annualized look at inflation with the september move of up 9/10 of a percent that we just saw. you look at everyday items. everything is more expensive. your thoughts on how long this lasts. >> which is why you can't have jen psaki out there saying, listen, don't believe your lying eyes, american consumers, your prices are going up and it's n