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Re:Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market by noofen on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @12:56PM (#26892220)
Yes, of course, because government agencies have your best interests in mind.
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Re:Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market by gruez on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:11PM (#26892467)
As opposed to random hn commenters who possibly have an agenda?
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Re:Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market by noofen on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:21PM (#26892607)
Random HN commenters might have an agenda (what would it be?). Government agencies definitely have an agenda.
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Re:Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market by edoceo on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @03:18PM (#26894209)
everybody has agenda. its why its a lame point in a discussion. I think its called "ad hominem"

https://bookofbadarguments.com/

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Re:Making sense of what’s going on in the housing market by gruez on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:42PM (#26892952)
>Random HN commenters might have an agenda

They're also anonymous, so you should assume the worst. This is especially true when the supporting evidence is suspect (ie. a bunch of arbitrary picked numbers). On the other hand the BLS's methodology is documented (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/), so I'm willing to give them a pass even though their incentives might be skewed.

>(what would it be?)

their beliefs? "agenda" here doesn't have to be something nefarious. an anti-vaxxer's agenda is anti-vaccine, but that doesn't mean they're scheming to get everyone infected.

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