Inflation hit its highest level in 39 years in November, according to consumer-price index data released Friday, with $1 in your pocket today buying 6.8% less than it did last November. And the Omicron variant has fed fears that the nationwide shortage of workers would only worsen and dampen growth in 2022. But despite these very real worries, the fact is that an unprecedented economic boom is underway. The stock market closed at an all-time agai..