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Re:Consumer prices increase 2.6 percent by splithalf on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:59PM (#27124093)
Consider fake meat. A veggie burger used to cost a buck or so. Compare that to today’s beyond beef which is almost beyond beef in price. Hedonic adjustments in everything.
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Re:Consumer prices increase 2.6 percent by Erik816 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:34PM (#27124457)
The difference is that flank steak is still flank steak, while the veggie substitutes may have improved in quality over time.
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