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Well you can’t remove things and then say “See, inflation is fine!” If you want uneducated children with no healthcare and no affordable place to live I guess
by JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
Well you can’t remove things and then say “See, inflation is fine!”
If you want uneducated children with no healthcare and no affordable place to live I guess things are fine, and that’s pretty much what we see now.
- MontyCarloHall 5y agoThe point of Gwern’s article is to highlight specific things that have improved since the 90s. I’m pointing out that this is supported by looking at inflation stratified by various goods and services. Nowhere in my post did I say that “inflation is fine”; I’m just saying many goods and services have gotten dramatically cheaper since the 90s, which is still counter to the prevailing narrative.
- manux 5y agoWell you did say that > almost everyone seems to believe that real incomes have totally stagnated. suggesting that this is a false belief. I think this can easily be interpreted as you saying "inflation is fine" (even though that may not have been your intention).
- nivenkos 5y agoExactly, it's like saying "wealthy homeowners are fine"... no shit?