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Re:America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90% by cameldrv on Thursday February 11, 2021 @09:00PM (#26109993)
Yes. When Apple comes out with a new iPhone, and last year's model is discounted by $100, that is counted as deflation in the CPI. When an appliance costs the same as it did 20 years ago, but lasts 5 years instead of 20 because it's made more cheaply, that's generally not factored in.

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