Conspiracies in US economic data is the lamest argument in economics.
I realize statistical agencies can do better about explaining these things, but way too many people assume that the things that are fuzzy in their brains must also be fuzzy in the real world.
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Is this part of CPI calculations?
Conspiracies in US economic data is the lamest argument in economics.
I realize statistical agencies can do better about explaining these things, but way too many people assume that the things that are fuzzy in their brains must also be fuzzy in the real world.
If by down 34% you mean up 11%… then yes.
https://wolfstreet.com/2023/08/10/a-word-about-the-odious-ridiculous-massive-adjustments-to-health-insurance-cpi-which-now-collapsed-to-jan-2019-levels/
That’s not Kevin Malone, that’s Ashton Koocher