Lies, Damned Lies and the BLS Inflation Statistics (davidstockmanscontracorner.com)

2 points by timtas 10y ago ↗ HN

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Pull a $20 out of your wallet. What do you see? I see about $5 of purchasing power circa 2000. Yet the BSL says it's about $14. Does that even pass the giggle test?