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Old 11-25-2007, 01:07 AM
DcifrThs DcifrThs is offline
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Default Re: Hiding a Recession

boro,

can you reconcile these two things for me?

1) Poster says "The Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger is still 99 cents" and you say "But the weight and quality of the ingredients has probably declined."

and

2) different poster says "But Boro, computers are twice as fast as last year. Doesn't that mean prices declined 50%" to which you reply "Ahahaha hedonic adjustment is a crock of [censored]. "

isn't it the case that the logic used in your 2nd reply (adjusting prices for quality, productivity etc. is a "crock of sh*t") completely differ from the logic used in your first reply (that the same 99cents buys you "less" of a burger in the sense of quality and weight)? correct me if i'm wrong or misunderstood you in any way.

thanks,
Barron
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