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Re:Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B settling charges it wrongfully s... by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:46PM (#34074599)
No, it doesn't mean that at all. Real prices are a function of the ratio between the cost and earnings. If earnings rise faster than cost, real prices fall.

Now, whether or not that's a likely scenario is a separate question, but it is absolutely not impossible and has happened before.

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Re:Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B settling charges it wrongfully s... by sidewndr46 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:53PM (#34074668)
Have you ever been into a store and had them list the price of an item as 0.00389% of your annual income?
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Re:Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B settling charges it wrongfully s... by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @07:17PM (#34074915)
Of course not. That doesn't make what I said false.

Have you ever had anyone say "cars cost so much more now, they were only $800 in 1942" and be taken seriously? (or whatever similar example you want to use)

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