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Originally Posted by Ryland
Because inflation numbers can be skewed as well, so why not compare it to a figure like how much you can get for an hour of work? and other peoples wages tend to be based off minimum wage as well so I thought I would put that out there as another reference point
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yes and no ... taking the minimum wage as a reference will skew you calculations even more since it doesn't take payroll deductions and sales taxes into account and those tend to vary from one decade to another! So someones' "buying power" can vary a lot depending on these.