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BigDeadly t1_j1l6e8w wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in NASA to Get $25.4 Billion in 2023 Federal Budget by Corbulo2526

That’s not how it works. Inflation isn’t universal across all sectors

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perfect5-7-with-rice t1_j1l8wdk wrote

CPI is just an estimated average, it's the best metric we have.

It's not like NASA isn't going to be affected by increased costs here; using CPI when comparing years is more useful than pretending inflation doesn't exist

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TareaMizou t1_j1lqsf6 wrote

In the semiconductor industry it’s much worse than CPI would indicate, some of my parts have doubled in price from 2 years ago even after production issues have been solved.

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SeeTreeMe t1_j1ls0sc wrote

Yeah, nasa doesn’t use labor, raw materials, or computer chips, so they shouldn’t be affected at all!

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