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Re:A $100k Prize for a Decentralized Inflation Dashboard by paulryanrogers on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:36PM (#28093032)
Is it possible people are buying less by volume, even if amounts spent level off? For example smaller homes, less healthcare, getting less educational value per (adjusted) dollar spent?
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Re:A $100k Prize for a Decentralized Inflation Dashboard by lend000 on Friday August 06, 2021 @06:38PM (#28093587)
Yes, that's exactly it. Such changes are not well reflected in the CPI model.
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