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> why is college getting expensive

Because of government subsidies. (If you were willing to pay $100k for college and the government will give you $50k, now the college can charge $150k. Yes that's simplistic but it's the crux.)

> healthcare getting expensive

Healthcare is doubly removed from price feedbacks - patients don't pay for doctors, insurance companies do. Patients don't even pay for insurance, employers do.

Not too mention that the number of new doctors in the US is artificially constrained.

> day care getting expensive

can't help you on this one

> streaming services getting expensive

Streaming services started out undercutting cable prices. That's no longer necessary so the price is stabilizing. Plus now they are expected to produce their own content.

Expecting everything to have the same root cause is unrealistic.



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