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by yomly 2157 days ago
Yes there is so much mental gymnastics involved in "basket of goods"

My dad bought a house and had a kid in London aged 27. He didn't even have a degree and was an immigrant arriving with all the money he had scrounged in his hand.

Compare that with the London of today where £200k buys you a 80sqft squat:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8541513/Micro-studi...

But you know, house prices and rent aren't a good so there's no inflation so there's no problem right? /s