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[–] 21 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

Meme aside, is this based on inflation? Some sort of global market?

If it's inflation it's not accurate. 100 2026 dollars is equivalent to 70 2013 dollars (not $50).

Just trying to fact check the math. I'm fun at parties.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Your personal purchasing power could be very different than the CPI. Also I think people put more importance on the basics like food and housing, those are surely 100% more expensive than 13 years ago. And with that going up you don't really care that you can afford more t-shirts. But t-shirts are bringing down the CPI.

    So yeah: lies, damn lies and statistics. P.S. also fun at parties

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