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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by marcosdumay on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:14AM (#22046158)
You will find plenty of people that do no accept the US inflation numbers, if I understood it correctly, because it excludes mid-class expenses like housing and education.
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by lazerpants on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:36PM (#22047073)
CPI includes both housing and education. If there's any argument to make it is around how they are calculated and the degree to which they are weighted in various inflation calculations.
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by willhslade on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:18PM (#22050615)
CPI doesn't include food or energy, I believe.
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by eru on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:34AM (#22052363)
Use the GDP deflator as your measure of inflation to get around those issues.

You still have to worry about hedonic adjustments, though.

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