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trhwayyesterday at 11:54 PM3 repliesview on HN

I use "super-baskets" like say US GDP per capita

>The June 1940 photograph along Hwy 1 in Maryland had $0.05 hotdogs ($1.17) and $0.10 burgers ($2.34).

1940 $779 to today's $94K GDP per capita gives $6 for the 1940 $0.05 hotdog.


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frikskittoday at 1:33 PM

94K GDP/Capita for US is wildly off it’s around 66K.

yulkertoday at 2:42 AM

GDP is not distributed equally by any means, so meaningless as a per capita figure in this context