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Originally Posted by Snowman
Prices are way up for a lot of goods sold. Much higher than the reported inflation numbers. The CPI is not nearly as useful of a metric as it was before they redid the formula however many years back, IMO. I know it's only up 8% or so per the dept of labor, but the price increases I've seen in my day to day life dwarf those figures. I think most people would say the same.
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I agree. That 8% government figure is laughable. The true % most folks are feeling is probably 2x-4x.