Expensive parts

[captain_caveman]

Why have tv cable and components gotten so expensive? Things that cost $2.00 five to ten years ago are now $10-20. I picked up a couple splitters at a local hardware store a few days ago, and I noticed that the older looking splitters were $2.99, but an identical one marked "Digital" was $14.99 (same part number, but different packaging). Older packaging coaxial cable marked $3.99 was now $12.99. Looking around at everything they had, sometime in the last couple years they had a packaging change with the newer packaged components costing between 300-1000% more. I realize the cost of living has increased, but that's ridiculous.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Why is gas expensive

Why is food expensive

Why are cars $50k

Why is a one bedroom apartment $2,000 a month

sh*t's expensive now

Can't say any more due to political nature of the discussion

 

[Jim5506]

Why is gas expensive

Why is food expensive

Why are cars $50k

Why is a one bedroom apartment $2,000 a month

sh*t's expensive now

Can't say any more due to political nature of the discussion

Constant government printing money after money devalues the money to a mere shadow of it's former self.

 

[primestar31]

Constant government printing money after money devalues the money to a mere shadow of it's former self.

Just watched a season 16 episode of Murdoch Mysteries, which is placed in 1911. Inflation calculator only goes back to 1913. A girl on this episode mentioned that she had to pay for a bridesmaid dress, and it cost her $75.

In June 1913, that's the equivalent of $2,500~ today (in US dollars, of course Murdoch is in Toronto Canada, but it gives you an idea of inflation)