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		weberer 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The $25k car is going extinct? >adjusted by inflation So the affordability crisis completely disappears once you adjust for the #1 thing that's been making things unaffordable.

senko 5 months ago | [–]

Of course, you should be adjusting for the wage rise instead.

FRED figures show wages slightly outpaced inflation: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q (unless I'm reading the chart incorrectly)

sroussey 5 months ago | [–]

Yes, my father bought a house for $10k. He still says it was very expensive!

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