3 ms·

I honestly don't think we pay enough attention to the rising cost of living. Cost of living should go down year over year due to productivity gains, but we see

I honestly don't think we pay enough attention to the rising cost of living. Cost of living should go down year over year due to productivity gains, but we see at least three line items becoming more expensive over time: (1) housing, (2) healthcare, and (3) higher education. https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost-disease/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost... https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/17/highlights-from-the-comments-on-cost-disease/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/17/highlights-from-the-co... https://howmuch.net/articles/american-spending-past-75-years https://howmuch.net/articles/american-spending-past-75-years

cousin_it 9y ago
Amusingly, these exact three things were free in the USSR. I benefited from that a lot. Though most other consumer goods were less affordable and lower quality in the USSR than in the US, and the economy was in worse shape overall. I wonder if there's a way to combine the two systems without people screaming blue murder.
- malandrew 9y ago
  I'm not suggesting that those should be free. I'm saying we should eliminate governmental policies that restrict consumer choice and market competition or contribute to cost disease.
  - deleted 9y ago
    [deleted]