• CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Translation: “we spent all this time massaging CPI and GDP, yall better report how great the economy is now!”

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      9 months ago

      Translation: you pulled that from your ass. There is no evidence of manipulation of the indicators and those the Gov. is using match those of the business community.

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        9 months ago

        You know the CPI calculations and fields reported change freuqently right? Started back in 1981, when CDOs started getting big and housing prices had a huge jump without ever coming back down