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Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:45 pm
by Mdraf
This poll is being discussed in a thread called "Not Even Harry Browne Thought It Was Going To Be This Bad "

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:36 pm
by Mdraf
Adding this post to renew the topic, hoping more visitors will vote

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:42 pm
by AdamA
Mdraf wrote: Adding this post to renew the topic, hoping more visitors will vote
I'm gonna guess you think the CPI is cooked...(?)

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:47 pm
by craigr
A sanity check for official CPI:

http://bpp.mit.edu/usa/

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:50 pm
by moda0306
Measuring the "real inflation rate," in spite of it being mathematical,  seems too much like measuring the "real gross happiness."

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:30 pm
by Mdraf
moda0306 wrote: Measuring the "real inflation rate," in spite of it being mathematical,  seems too much like measuring the "real gross happiness."
If you remember the discussion was about the personal subjective inflation rate as opposed to the CPI

Re: Real Inflation Rate

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:47 am
by Marc De Mesel
Interesting, estimating roughly according to the poll the average perceived inflation rate is 4%.