• over_clox@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Not long ago, I found a $100 bill at our local gas station.

    I picked it up by the trash can, figuring it was probably a church fake.

    It wasn’t a fake at all, it was a real $100

    I make point to check by those pumps everytime I pass by that gas station…

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    7 hours ago

    I unlocked some sick alpha by exchanging those for drugs and then selling those drugs in smaller plastic bags

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    5 hours ago

    Meme aside, is this based on inflation? Some sort of global market?

    If it’s inflation it’s not accurate. 100 2026 dollars is equivalent to 70 2013 dollars (not $50).

    Just trying to fact check the math. I’m fun at parties.

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      Your personal purchasing power could be very different than the CPI. Also I think people put more importance on the basics like food and housing, those are surely 100% more expensive than 13 years ago. And with that going up you don’t really care that you can afford more t-shirts. But t-shirts are bringing down the CPI.

      So yeah: lies, damn lies and statistics. P.S. also fun at parties

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        Meme aside, is this based on shaking a cow? Some sort of bovine agitator?

        If it’s shaking a cow it’s not accurate. Shaking a cow produces only 120ml of foamy milk (not 750ml).

        Just trying to fact check the math. I’m fun at parties.

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      I think if you include cost of living and cost of purchasing property, the US dollar is easily 50% less effective now than in 2013.

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      6 hours ago

      I seem to remember needing currency to buy goods and services needed to stay alive.

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          The point of the post is that now the dollar has less value but the government didn’t do anything to ensure that you either get more dollars or the price of things don’t skyrocket every 6 months