In the course of human history, there have rarely been days like current ones when bottom lines on price tags have been so convoluted, confusing, confounding and – in some cases – perhaps even conspiratorial.There may be a few more “con” words that apply, but these seem adequate to describe runaway prices, some of which are indeed “con jobs.”Blame has run the gamut, including problems getting ships unloaded, trucks back in motion and politicians untracked. Fingers are shaken, too, toward delays caused by shortages of materials for manufacturers.Economists trot out numerous reasons why inflation is on the “up and up.”