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Yes, and it's been sitting around or below 2% for some time which economists generally consider a good level for spurring spending.
by Sparkle-san 6y ago
Yes, and it's been sitting around or below 2% for some time which economists generally consider a good level for spurring spending.
- csomar 6y agoThe 2% is complete b.s. unless you are homeless and surviving on canned food.
- ric2b 6y agoSure, until you want to go to college, or buy a house, or have access to healthcare or buy some stocks to save for retirement. But if you don't want to improve your life and just want to survive until the next paycheck sure, I guess inflation is low.
- Sparkle-san 6y agoGiven that all of those things have increased in cost at rates far beyond 2%, I don't really see how you blame that on the inflation of the USD as a whole. They have their own systemic problems attributing to their astronomical costs.
- ric2b 6y ago> Given that all of those things have increased in cost at rates far beyond 2%, I don't really see how you blame that on the inflation of the USD as a whole. My point is inflation isn't being measured in a way that actually matters to people worried about more than buying groceries and a new laptop. If all those things were included in the measurement inflation would be way over 2%.