Basically, my position was that the rise of inflation truly isn't that big of a deal, especially since it's only up less than 3% to where it was pre-pandemic. This was his response. He likes to use a lot of math because he think it'll get people to concede their argument since a lot of people find it intimidating.
I think he's technically right on this one. As he says, the difference between 2% and 5% inflation over the course of 3 years is pretty fuckin' big. If it stays up there, especially if stuff like gas prices are a major part of it, it's gonna squeeze a lot of people.
However it sounds like he just wants the W if he's inserting a caveat about it probably not being a big deal in this case.