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Sam Ewing

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.

Sam Ewing

Age

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The quote humorously illustrates how inflation makes things more expensive over time, using the example of a haircut that once cost less but now costs more. It also implies that as you age and lose hair, the value or need for such services changes, adding a layer of irony to the rising prices.

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