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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by imtringued on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:57AM (#29064727)
I'm talking about pre 2019 numbers. Housing costs were usually around 3% but remember, you're not spending your entire paycheck on housing. Cheap Asian widgets are going down in price and drag the index down. Expensive housing is dragging the index up and we then end up in some limbo between 1.5% and 2%.
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by joelbluminator on Monday November 01, 2021 @07:29AM (#29065352)
But still, something needs to be said about worse housing/medical treatment/child care vs better chinese widgets. Seems like in the whole quality of life is getting worse for most people and money is actually losing it's value when it comes to the things that actually matter. Or am I not seeing this right?
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by mr_toad on Monday November 01, 2021 @08:02AM (#29065609)
> Or am I not seeing this right?

The CPI doesn’t reflect your personal preferences. It’s an average across the entire country. Have you ever known the entire country to agree on anything?

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