After adjusting for inflation, wages are higher than at any point in U.S. history, and after adjusting for age and sex, the percentage of the population that is employed is around its peak in U.S. history.

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    2 months ago

    This is misleading from the first phrase. There is no way to calculate the “price level” because it doesn’t exist.

    When people choose their “basket” and its weights, that subjective choice determines a “price level”.

    There is no objective price level.