According to [1], $10k in 1950 corresponds to about $100k in 2015. So the gain i... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

gberger on Feb 13, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Without affordable housing, Vancouver risks becomi...

According to [1], $10k in 1950 corresponds to about $100k in 2015.

So the gain is 23x, which is still insane.

[1] http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

DrScump on Feb 13, 2016 | [–]

I was using the official Federal government site estimator as I indicated above:

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact