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Default 1961 food prices vs. today (for a family with 18 kids)

On 3/10/2015 11:39 AM, JRStern wrote:

> I was going to say, as a general multiplier I'd make the number much
> higher, I think even at government numbers it would be over 10x, so
> this would indicate that food is relatively cheaper now.
>
> J.
>


http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
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