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minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoInflation has affected our country very differently in different locales. Change in cost of living is the real metric for what inflation is trying to quantify
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoThat’s why I stick with real world examples. For example, the minimum wage in 1960 was $1.00/hour. The cost of the average home was $11,000.00
Inflation has affected our country very differently in different locales. Change in cost of living is the real metric for what inflation is trying to quantify
That’s why I stick with real world examples.
For example, the minimum wage in 1960 was $1.00/hour. The cost of the average home was $11,000.00