I was more arguing that CPI is meaningless. My position on the economy is that if you bought your house 20 years ago, you can sit in it and buy all the junk you

I was more arguing that CPI is meaningless. My position on the economy is that if you bought your house 20 years ago, you can sit in it and buy all the junk you'll ever need, on even a shit salary. If you didn't buy a house 20 years ago, you never will, but you can rent someone else's house and buy all the junk you'll ever need.