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I remember reading and seeing on TV the exact same thing during 2008/9. But back then we had economic deflation, not inflation. Back then, people and business w
by etaioinshrdlu 5y ago
I remember reading and seeing on TV the exact same thing during 2008/9. But back then we had economic deflation, not inflation. Back then, people and business were running out of money.
Today, we have inflation, we have plenty of money, but we're running out of raw materials.
- OneLeggedCat 5y agoIt was widespread in 2009. Every 16-ounce can of beans or whatever turned into a 14.5-ounce can. It was everywhere.
- jsymolon 5y ago" ... I noted this phenomenon in describing how ice cream underwent stealth inflation late in the Bush Administration, when the venerable half-gallon container was disappeared and replaced with 1.5-quart and 1.75-quart lookalikes." https://reason.com/2012/06/01/more-stealth-inflation-shrinking-portion/ https://reason.com/2012/06/01/more-stealth-inflation-shrinki... I remember the 1/2 gallon square boxes of ice cream. The tubs now make it less messy but the point still stands. Secret inflation.