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Anthony Hazzard
March 07, 2024

Later in this email, find out how far TV prices have fallen since 2000.

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📺️ Price of TVs, College Going Opposite Directions Since 2000

Clark geeked out about big-screen TV sales around the Super Bowl in February, which we reported here in the newsletter.

As it turns out, there’s a strong historical basis for Clark’s excitement.

The federal government uses CPI as a proxy for our nation’s inflation rate.

Here are percentage changes from some of those elements since 2000. Note that TV prices have fallen nearly 100% since the start of the 21st century(!). But good luck if you’re going to pay for a child’s college.

  • College tuition and fees: +185%

  • Medical care: +133%

  • Housing: +97%

  • New vehicles: +25%

  • Phone services: -6%

  • Computer software: -74%

  • TVs: -98%

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