| ▲ | jazzpush2 4 hours ago | |
Ah, you're right. A broad, contrarian dismissal is exactly the way you should respond in any conversation related to CPI/inflation. By the way, that coffee is $9. Sorry, Brazil tariffs and everything else - you understand. | ||
| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
There are legitimate complaints with CPI. The Reddit variety is mostly statistical illiteracy. > that coffee is $9 Lots of coffee data [1]. One I think tracks a cup in a city is up 17% YoY. [1] https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/APU0000717311&series_id=CUUR... | ||
| ▲ | BobaFloutist an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I think a broad, contrarian dismissal of a broad, contrarian dismissal of a metric is, while unhelpful, not inappropriate. | ||