Quote from: benjamindees on July 14, 2011, 08:49:00 PM

Quote from: fabianhjr on July 14, 2011, 08:22:03 PM

EDIT: 1.86164% anually. So the gov has been honest about inflation rates. That is, if you consider gold a real store of value and not a qet rich quick.

LOL no, the gov is not honest about inflation rates. You just missed a decimal place.

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The CPI on the Alternate Data Series tab here reflects the CPI as if it were calculated using the methodologies in place in 1980. In general terms, methodological shifts in government reporting have depressed reported inflation, moving the concept of the CPI away from being a measure of the cost of living needed to maintain a constant standard of living.

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