The Jocular Pugilists
The Jocular Pugilists
Why Are Things So Damn Expensive?
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Groceries. Housing. Insurance. Taxes. It seems like everything costs more—and everyone has an explanation for why.
But what if we’re diagnosing the problem with the wrong data?
In this episode, we dig into some of the most popular claims about CEO pay, worker wages, productivity, corporate profits, and stock buybacks. We look at how perfectly real statistics can be cherry-picked or framed to tell a misleading story—and how a bad diagnosis can lead to even worse economic prescriptions.
The cost-of-living problem is real. The question is: Do we actually understand what’s causing it?
Let us know what you think.
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