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Re:Using inflation tracking methods from 80s and 90s, inflat... by PragmaticPulp on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:02PM (#26876472)
10% inflation for 20 years would mean that 2021 prices are 6.7X higher than 2001 prices.

The author doesn’t show their calculations, but the claims don’t add up.

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Re:Using inflation tracking methods from 80s and 90s, inflat... by cryptonector on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:03PM (#26876483)
In 1980 the CPI included asset prices, did it not?
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