Steven Bodzin on Nostr: Here is why people think inflation is still high. Even the Washington Post conflates ...
Here is why people think inflation is still high. Even the Washington Post conflates price level with inflation. The only way prices themselves would come down is in deflation, which is a bad thing. Of course prices are still higher than before the pandemic. That is also true in pretty much every 5-year period in US history.
From: Tuesday briefing: Gaza death toll; new videos in Georgia’s Trump case; government shutdown deadline; inflation; and more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2023/11/14/what-to-know-for-november-14/ 
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