Beliyat_Baron
Beliyat_Baron t1_ixcvuwk wrote
Reply to comment by adebar in [OC] USD Inflation Delta Since 1990 by FuckMyHeart
Here was my question. Nowhere in your comment do I see a direct (or indirect) answer to this
>Do you acknowledge that an inflation rate as a percentage is meaningless without access to the raw values?
I'm going to assume your answer is "no". If a Ruble and a Yen undergo the same inflation, how do you explain them having different values? Or do you think two currencies that undergo the same inflation rate have the same values?
It's funny you quoted the BLS, because if you pay closer attention to it, you'll see it's saying the same thing I am to you.
Beliyat_Baron t1_ixcsmii wrote
Reply to comment by adebar in [OC] USD Inflation Delta Since 1990 by FuckMyHeart
You're not getting it, let's try a different avenue.
A percent change, by definition, requires two data points: a before and an after. A Ruble and a Yen may undergo the same inflation rate (percent change) but still retain vastly different values (relative to each other).
Do you acknowledge that an inflation rate as a percentage is meaningless without access to the raw values? That's what OP is trying to do: construct, in some way, the raw values.
Beliyat_Baron t1_ixcq2en wrote
Reply to comment by adebar in [OC] USD Inflation Delta Since 1990 by FuckMyHeart
sigh. If your argument is to use something that by definition reports a rate, obviously it will be in a rate. Again, misleading. OP isn't reporting a CPI, and if you can't recognize that then honestly I'm not surprised.
Beliyat_Baron t1_ixcnmtc wrote
Reply to comment by adebar in [OC] USD Inflation Delta Since 1990 by FuckMyHeart
The only one being misleading here is you. When you talk about "established economic theory", be sure to include the caveat that it's the model you agree with. There are countless other ones.
Beliyat_Baron t1_iw0uqnw wrote
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Gone to? It was always shit.
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I wouldn't use that shithole even if Twitter paid me $8/month to use it.
Beliyat_Baron t1_j77s8rz wrote
Reply to comment by aussie_punmaster in W-2 Wage Distribution by Tax Bracket & Gender [OC] by takeasecond
You don't think understanding the drivers is important to fixing the disparity? Or do you only want to slap a bandaid on the symptoms and never fix the cause?