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Explaining the inflation rate (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Or we should switch to talking about affordability indices rather than inflation. Inflation isn't a particularly informative figure for most people. What people really care about is the purchasing power of their income, not what the change in dollar value is.