State governments control public utility rates charged to the public. My utilities gas/electric have doubled in 20 years -- not so bad ...
Medical inflation is 1000/2065
and the CPI was 1000/1695
Social Security Wage Index 1000/1900
according to this online calculator
Tom's Inflation Calculator
So who is fuckin' who here -- not sure ...
ShadowStats (U.S. Price Inflation) 1000/5548
Shadow stats is not right 1000/2500 might be realistic?
Where does the federal government set prices other that what they will pay for what they buy? Most prices (if not all) are not regulated to consumers now.
The FCC just rubber stamps price hikes. There is a federal law that only allows healthcare insurers to add up to 20% to their costs paid in benefits payments for healthcare.
Transportation tariffs were deregulated long ago.
So what is regulated now by the federal government?