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I got ChatGPT "deep research" to do this for me, complete with mountains of references. It's shockingly good.

Gotta clean it up a little and will post it tomorrow maybe


vinney...axkl @vinney...axkl · 58w
Who's got the crunchy numbers on CPI basket inventory changing over time? here's what I'd love to see: - Per year, the items removed from and added to the basket - Per year, what the basket **would have cost** this year if last year's items were included (should be much higher) Show more
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TBH · 58w
Can’t wait to see it.
Priuatus Vir · 58w
These tools are a game changer. I use perplexity deep research a lot. Regarding CPI, we've known it's a scam for years and the government apologists (media/economists) don't care. Personally to measure inflation I've been using unofficial proxies like ShadowStats, M2 or a custom index that includ...