In the United States, normal inflation jumps have been replaced by greed. When I was a teenager, the price of a slice of pizza was $.15 and according to inflation it should be $1.57 today. Yes, I know a few places where you can get a slice of pizza for that price but it is highway robbery that Americans today have to pay four dollars for a slice of pizza. How did this happen to America? Also, how does the normal family even afford a simple thing like a slice of pizza?