Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.
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RE: 16% Inflation
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RE: And he fought for 20 seconds
@89th said in And he fought for 20 seconds:
crossfire risk at the end! JEEZ
Um, yeah. That was dangerous. One of the cops notices that.
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RE: Roe & Casey overturned.
@LuFins-Dad said in Roe & Casey overturned.:
@George-K said in Roe & Casey overturned.:
LOLGTFO…
"Look, relax everyone! If we remove the filibuster for abortion and voting rights legislation, there's no way this move can backfire on us if and when the GOP wins back a Senate majority!"
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Ilya Shapiro on SCOTUS
Interesting thread, in which he talks about unusual events that shaped the Supreme Court in the last 5-10 years.
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RE: The Dark or Inappropriate Humor Thread
Child to his mother: "Mommy what is dark humor."
"Well sweetheart you see that man over there with no arms?"
"No, Mommy. I'm blind."
"Exactly."
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The Gallery of Regrettable Food
It's been a while since I browsed James Lileks' stuff. It is a treasure.
Tons of stuff to (?) enjoy.
Some samples:
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RE: Roe & Casey overturned.
@LuFins-Dad said in Roe & Casey overturned.:
@jon-nyc I read an article a few days ago that indicates a surprising number of abortions occur after child 1 was born…
I can see that use case also.
I’m thinking more about the girl who had the abortion in college or grad school and goes on the have kids in her 30s.
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RE: 16% Inflation
They make up their own index. If you do that you can make inflation whatever you want it to be.
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RE: 16% Inflation
@jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:
@Jolly said in 16% Inflation:
Are these wrong?
Yes. We talked about the “shadow stats” folks in 2008
Yes, of course we all remember that discussion from just 14 years ago.