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![Ed Conway on Twitter: "CPI inflation since 1950. Last time it was in negative territory was 55 years ago http://t.co/o6atO2fOZV" / Twitter Ed Conway on Twitter: "CPI inflation since 1950. Last time it was in negative territory was 55 years ago http://t.co/o6atO2fOZV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFW06UrWIAAj6sY.png)
Ed Conway on Twitter: "CPI inflation since 1950. Last time it was in negative territory was 55 years ago http://t.co/o6atO2fOZV" / Twitter
Do things only seem cheaper in the 1950's, (in the United States,) because of inflation or were things like food and houses actually cheaper for average people even with less inflation? -
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