[eatsyourtacos]

Because they basically pick and choose what's in there.

If you sat down and did the math on what it costs someone to pay rent / mortgage, car insurance, health insurance, daycare, schooling, going out to eat and drink, doing anything for entertainment, go to the grocery store.. it's not a debate that the real inflation is significantly higher all the time than what is used to measure the number.

[jakobnissen]

But that’s exactly what the inflation measures of the BLS is - someone doing the math on what all these things cost.