Everything is relatively cheaper except for two categories, healthcare and Childcare/Education. Healthcare, while perhaps not efficient, is still definitely better than fifty years ago.
What caught my eye was child care and education. Up nine-fold. Wow! Obviously part of that is in the child care segment with an increased portion of women with children working. But nine-fold? At least a portion of that nine-fold increase is attributable to education costs. Say a doubling. Are our schools twice as good as they were fifty years ago. More inclusive almost certainly. Offering a wider range of academic preparation - probably. But that much better at improving a child's probability of succeeding in modern society and the modern economy. Color me skeptical.
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