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Re:Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth? by derekdahmer on Thursday October 25, 2018 @04:50PM (#18304474)
Rent is definitely included in the US CPI as "Rent of Primary Residence".

See all the weights here: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/relative-importance/2017.pdf

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Re:Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth? by kwillets on Thursday October 25, 2018 @05:02PM (#18304557)
I was wrong -- I see both rent and what appears to be ownership costs in there.
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