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They are lying to us though. Inflation is and was higher than what they're saying it is.
by soperj 3y ago
They are lying to us though. Inflation is and was higher than what they're saying it is.
- tekla 3y agoWhere is the evidence?
- adr1an 3y agoCasual stroll through the supermarket at OP's neighborhood
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Casual stroll through the supermarket at OP's neighborhood At which point I’m sure they’re considering their metropolitan statistical area’s figures instead of the national ones. /s
- s3r3nity 3y agoNot OP, but where I _may_ agree with the sentiment is that inflation has a wide distribution of impact by the underlying category of goods/services. e.g. food, energy, electricity, shelter, apparel, etc. Namely, even if average / median inflation is going down, inflation is still non-zero - and even still very high - in categories that significantly impact lower-income households, urban families, farmers, etc.
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- soperj 3y agoJust look at the economists who are calculating inflation using the 80s methodologies and it's been way higher that the public figure.
- Clubber 3y agoInflation isn't even across all states. Some states experience higher inflation than the national average. https://usafacts.org/articles/which-us-regions-have-the-highest-inflation-rates/ https://usafacts.org/articles/which-us-regions-have-the-high...