in an age where the study of economics feels akin to embarking on a quest for truth amidst the turbulent seas of misinformation, we often underestimate the significance of meticulous study in the pre-founding elements that shape our understanding of wealth and poverty. yet, hidden within the arcane bulletins of yesteryear, lies a secret unacknowledged by many, a deception woven into the very fabric of what we are led to believe about economic disparity, urging us to question the integrity of what is presented as objective truth.