1. Nuts
2. Letter mailing
3. A house
4. Rent
5. Honey
6. Chocolate
7. Satellite TV
8. Public transportation
9. Healthcare
10. Taxes
So if you eat nuts or chocolate, mail letters, pay rent, take public transportation, use healthcare (or buy healthcare insurance) or pay taxes, Krugman's no inflation wonderland will not exist for you.
May you repost the link? It doesn't go anywhere.
ReplyDeleteTo a government drone, if it's not captured in the CPI, it doesn't exist. If it's included and makes the number go up too much, it is magically adjusted to arrive at a more palatable level.
ReplyDeleteIn the fantasy world that is Washington, data must fit the narrative, not the other way around.
Krugman's response: *puts fingers in ears* "La la la la la....I hate the free market....la la la la!"
ReplyDeleteLeft out "sanity"...
ReplyDeleteYeah, but put in nuts.
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