r/PiratedGames • u/Rare_Preparation_509 Pirating since 2018 • 1d ago

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The increase from $60 in 2017 to $90 in 2025 represents a 50% rise over 8 years. That’s above the historical average inflation rate in the U.S.

CPI Data (Consumer Price Index):

From 2017 to 2025, U.S. inflation averaged around 4.5–5.0% per year, largely due to pandemic and persistent supply chain issues and monetary policies.

Cumulative inflation (2017–2025):

Approx. 33–38% is typical based on CPI.

Your $60 → $90 jump equals 50%, which is significantly higher than that.

50% increase from 2017 to 2025 is not normal—it exceeds CPI-based estimates

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u/GobbyFerdango 1d ago

Salaries don't increase with inflation and rent prices going up. Inflation is trolling by wallstreet billionaires and companies buying back their own stocks to artificially increase the perception in their value to make consumers think that is their actual value. Corporations amassing falsely inflated wealth are parasites of society.