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Re:Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major ... by FuriouslyAdrift on Friday August 08, 2025 @11:07AM (#44837905)
It's more Baumols cost disease

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol_effect

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Re:Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major ... by conductr on Friday August 08, 2025 @11:52AM (#44838453)
I don’t think either of us is wrong

In more macro sense it’s wage stagnation driving purchasing power as compared to inflation. Under the hood, workers are experiencing it differently based on their trade and industry.

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