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Re:U.S. inflation cools again, giving Fed room to downshift ... by UncleMeat on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:33AM (#34355015)
Sure, CPI data won't be accurate for a single person. But we also probably shouldn't base monetary policy off of your personal spending.
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Re:U.S. inflation cools again, giving Fed room to downshift ... by markus_zhang on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:43AM (#34355173)
Yeah, that's why I don't think we should use individual cases when discussing CPI, as shown by many comments here. Instead let's focus on macroeconomic discussion.
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