Im calling BS on that Cow_tipping. Lots of stuff has gone up since 01.
Lets see here, starting with food: I spend about 20% more on food than I did just 3 years ago. Eating out has gone up conservatively 30% in the last 3 years. My cell phone bill has gone up. Wine, a big category for me has gone up ALOT, though that is just as much currency related as anything else. Inflation is not zero. Even using a non-Austrian approach to inflation, I’d say its running at 6-7 percent. Oh yeah my rent has gone up as well, though not by huge amounts.
Then there is the killer, gasoline, ouch thats inflationary. Its just about doubled in the last 5 years. I know you excluded it in your post, but how can you? It is something we all need alot of.
