My Emergency Quarter Has Been Called Up
CapMetro approved its first fare increase since 2015, so the 2015 quarter that has lived in my cupholder for eleven years finally has a job. I gave it a briefing. It did not take it well.
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Browse Old Austin Grouch posts about inflation, Austin nostalgia, and the city habits locals still argue about.
Use this topic hub to explore satire, memories, and cultural commentary about inflation in Austin, Texas.
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Seasonally Adjusted Potato and Egg
I built a thirty-year breakfast-taco price index with proper methodology: base year, hedonic adjustment, substitution bias. The economics are sound. The tortilla is not.
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Sixer Rang Up Seventeen Forty-Nine at the South First Corner Store
Watched a six-pack of Lone Star ring up $17.49 at the revamped South First corner store; Rodriguez Grocery's $2.99 domestics, free ice, and neighborhood familiarity have been swapped for barnwood, app payments, and $9 hazy IPAs.
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