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> What sort of inflation would take it from 2700 to 37,000 since 1987? 7.5%. Doesn't seem that unbelievable.
by tpxl 3y ago
> What sort of inflation would take it from 2700 to 37,000 since 1987?
7.5%. Doesn't seem that unbelievable.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoWell, it doesn't seem bizarrely implausible. It has spiked even higher than that in my lifetime (not even counting recently). The trouble is that I've been told that it was far lower. By official government sources. It would be interesting to include the DJIA into CPI though. I bet some people would lose their shit over that.