• dangblingus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re also comparing 2003 prices to 2023 prices. Inflation occurred in the last 20 years. Like, this is just what happened to all goods and services.

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      1 year ago

      It hurts to agree with you. Like I wanted to downvote you but then I checked an inflation calculator. The problem is wages haven’t kept up. In a normal period of inflation nobody notices because their purchasing power is unaffected. But if prices go up while wages stagnate then everyone notices.