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		quickthrower2 on Oct 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Visualizing American inflation across eight catego... That there exists a cheap house in a rural area doesn’t help most people who need a job. For them inflation is higher.

ls612 on Oct 16, 2023 | [–]

Plenty of non-NYC/SF major metro areas (>1mm people) with far lower housing inflation than those cities. No need to be rural.

eloisant on Oct 16, 2023 | [–]

This is true, but the question is not whether it helps or not but if the 86% increase is the right number or not.

Yes inflation was higher in big cities.

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