Generally speaking, if the CPI rises but incomes keep up, the public won't experience much suffering. In recent years, however, incomes have not been keeping pace with the cost of living.
總體而言，即使物價確實上揚，但只要所得能夠追趕上漲價的幅度，民眾的感受便不至於太過痛苦，偏偏近年來面臨的正是「所得追不上物價」的窘境。