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Re:Global real interest rates and the ‘suprasecular’ decline... by deepnotderp on Friday January 29, 2021 @12:30AM (#25954360)
CPI has been kept down because of electronics and other manufactured goods like automobiles, things like healthcare, college education and textbooks and real estate have increased dramatically.
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Re:Global real interest rates and the ‘suprasecular’ decline... by throw0101a on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:54AM (#25956729)
The Bloomber Commodity Index (BCOM) is at the same level now as it was in 1990:

* https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/bcom?countryCode...

Real estate is an asset: the CPI measures carrying costs, and those are fairly level. You get more automobile now for your money than in the past: I paid $30K for my 2003 Golf, and for the same $30K I get more safety, more horsepower, and better mileage.

I agree that health care and education (in the US) are the main areas where costs have risen.

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Re:Global real interest rates and the ‘suprasecular’ decline... by imtringued on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:39AM (#25956617)
If that money was used to build new housing then it would drive economic growth. I'm still split on college education. In theory professors should see higher salaries and thus drive up CPI inflation. In practice universities overproduce professors and can hire them for the lowest salary possible.
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