re: Stock markets vulnerable to hack - flash crash, about $100 billion disappears

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Can we play Magic The Gathering?

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You'd have to teach me how.

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My belief for the best way to truly measure inflation? Keep track of your own expenses and see how similar items change month to month.

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That's real ish right there.

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Looks like the issue fixed itself within minutes,

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Wait, so nobody lost any money?

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An answer of "absolutely not" means you don't believe the official stats. I don't know how you construe that to mean I'm taking it out of context.

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My point was that a single inflation statistic doesn't really tell you a whole lot. There is no authoritative single way to measure inflation, it just doesn't exist due to a variety of factors. People consume different things. It's not a word game, it's just that it's not that simple.

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Also, why won't you give me an answer as to what you think the real inflation rate is??

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Because of what I said above, also OFWHAP's post right below yours pretty much sums it up. Each one of the inflation metrics mentioned has flaws and benefits, you will never get a single number that is absolute. However, you can get a general idea of the direction and magnitude. Me saying "inflation is X" is just as much bullshite as all the other metrics.

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And healthcare costs. frick those

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I suppose that's true too. However, in my current situation, I don't drive, I never go to the doctor, and I haven't really noticed a price difference in foods I buy on a regular basis. No wait, movie tickets are up a lot. Maybe we are being lied to...