We've managed to put off, hide or otherwise obfuscate inflation for decades now as we've continued to gorge ourselves on every conceivable convenience and disposable bit of crud.
What, pray tell, are you talking about? And, "we" didn't design anything. It's evolved out of necessity and as a result of happenstance.
Until and unless you can convince Americans in particular and the world in general to live within its means there is nothing that's going to change.