Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO
by nradov on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:48AM
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The cheapest new car in the US today is a Mitsubishi Mirage for about $14K. Back in 1985 the cheapest new car was a Yugo for $4K. In inflation adjusted terms that $4K in 1985 would be equivalent to about $10K today, leaving a remaining difference of about $4K for the new Mirage. So is a Mirage $4K better than a Yugo in terms of safety, comfort, and reliability? I would say yes but that's a matter of opinion.
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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO
by Thorrez on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:02AM
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Your comment illustrates exactly why I'm confused. You say cars went up in numerical dollars from $4k to $14k. But nimos's second link says that cars stayed the exact same price in numerical dollars, meaning cars should cost $4k today. There's a contradiction.