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TIL William Meaney, CEO of Iron Mountain, was caught on tape in 2022 telling Wall Street analysts that his company’s margins benefit from high prices, saying that he was “praying for inflation” because it’s good for his business

by whatilearned June 2, 2023, 6:58 pm

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What something you stopped buying because of inflation?

by QuestionGuy April 9, 2023, 3:41 pm

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I thought of an inflation joke the other day

by cringeyjokesman March 22, 2023, 10:04 pm

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Would you rather have shrinkflation (price stays the same but size goes down) or normal inflation (price goes up but size stays the same). Why?

by QuestionGuy March 17, 2023, 2:03 am

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TIL that in the period of time since the introduction of the consumer price index, the highest inflation rate observed in the U.S. was 20.49% in 1917.

by whatilearned February 27, 2023, 5:25 pm

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TIL about the infamous Ash Wednesday bushfires that ravaged the states of South Australia and Victoria on the 16th of February 1983. The fires burnt 3 million acres in a single day claiming a total of 75 lives and a total insurance cost of $324 million. ($1.16 billion adjusted for inflation)

by whatilearned February 16, 2023, 1:13 pm

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TIL the cost of attending an NFL game has risen around 4x the rate of inflation over the last 30 years

by whatilearned February 9, 2023, 9:09 pm

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Why, if inflation is said to be 6-7% is a previously $100 basket of groceries not $107 instead of $250?

by QuestionGuy January 23, 2023, 4:50 pm

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TIL In 1965, an international phone call was ‘only’ $12 for the first 3 minutes; adjusted for inflation, that would come out to $101.16 in 2021.

by whatilearned January 21, 2023, 5:58 am

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What have you quit buying due to inflation?

by QuestionGuy January 21, 2023, 1:35 am

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A comment on fat fetish and inflation fetish and the woke left

by CopyPastaArchive December 24, 2022, 4:49 pm

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Inflation discourse via r/wallstreetbets

by CopyPastaArchive December 19, 2022, 8:53 am

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