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I know it’s almost becoming a cliche to post the “chart of the century”, but CPI is not effectively capturing inflation. The money has to go somewhere. https:/
by krrrh 5y ago
I know it’s almost becoming a cliche to post the “chart of the century”, but CPI is not effectively capturing inflation. The money has to go somewhere.
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-of-the-day-or-century-3/ https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-of-the-day-or-century-3...
- adam_arthur 5y agoRents up 15% YTD nationally, while CPI shows something like 3%. There are a long list of reasons why, but the rent factor in CPI is likely to produce a few percent gain on it's own, given it's weighting in the measure. (CPI lags market)
- enraged_camel 5y agoIs there a version of that chart that includes 2021?