Loading ...One way is to see the pay raises of unionized Police and Teachers etc. Property taxes probably also keep up with inflation. Watch the percent increases in apartment rents and house prices.
The Postage stamps? Train Tickets? Airfares Bus ride tickets? They are all probably behind the curve, gov’t supported. Even simple slice of Pizza increases are a good gouge. .15 cents to $3.00 in my lifetime. A factor of times 20.
The cops near me were making $10,000/yr now $200,000 per year common. Times 20. The annual inflation rate? You need a calculator. A shear guess 7-8% per year over all.