Comments on: Inflation == increase in cost of everything? http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/ Bandwidth to Burn! Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:58:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jeff Fri, 09 May 2008 02:31:06 +0000 http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/#comment-28 Interesting. So, I'll admit, that is a 48 page paper and I pretty much stopped after the abstract. But, basically, if you look at a price index of things that low income households buy, it shows lower inflation? Interesting. So, I’ll admit, that is a 48 page paper and I pretty much stopped after the abstract. But, basically, if you look at a price index of things that low income households buy, it shows lower inflation?

]]> By: Dustin http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Dustin Mon, 05 May 2008 18:10:45 +0000 http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/#comment-26 Incidentally, this source suggests that Inflation for the poor has risen much more slowly than inflation in general: http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/christian.broda/website/research/unrestricted/Broda_TradeInequality.pdf Incidentally, this source suggests that Inflation for the poor has risen much more slowly than inflation in general:

http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/christian.broda/website/research/unrestricted/Broda_TradeInequality.pdf

]]> By: Dustin http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Dustin Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:23:17 +0000 http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/#comment-15 Oh. Well then, his editor sucks! And perhaps his depth of understanding also... Racking my brain, I can't think of any way of interpreting the passage so that it makes sense, heh. That said, I do believe I've read that real income is increasing more slowly than inflation. Oh. Well then, his editor sucks! And perhaps his depth of understanding also…

Racking my brain, I can’t think of any way of interpreting the passage so that it makes sense, heh.

That said, I do believe I’ve read that real income is increasing more slowly than inflation.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jeff Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:26:38 +0000 http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/#comment-14 Yeah, but it didn't come from a speech. It came from his book, "The Audacity of Hope". Yeah, but it didn’t come from a speech. It came from his book, “The Audacity of Hope”.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dustin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:19:26 +0000 http://www.jeffmcbride.net/2008/03/08/inflation-increase-in-cost-of-everything/#comment-13 Not missing a bloody thing. Vote McCain '08! (heh) In fairness, everybody makes gaffs. Hard to give 3 speeches a day for a year and not say some stupid things. Not missing a bloody thing. Vote McCain ’08! (heh)

In fairness, everybody makes gaffs. Hard to give 3 speeches a day for a year and not say some stupid things.

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