> Yeah it's been gamed for a long time. Did you know teh inflation metric can actually go down when staples it tracks goes up? I mean, a horse buggy ride has s

> Yeah it's been gamed for a long time. Did you know teh inflation metric can actually go down when staples it tracks goes up? I mean, a horse buggy ride has significantly increased in price relative to the 19th century, but if it were tracked as part of a basket of goods, it absolutely makes sense to replace it with the equivalent automobile taxi.