The price of EVERYTHING that is scarce, hard to duplicate, and involves labor or materials has gone up significantly due to inflation. In 2019 an LE was $9,000. Now it’s $10,500. That is a small 15% increase.
Now let me ask you all a question. How much has your home increased in value since 2019? 20%??? 30%???
How about your stock portfolio? How much has it increased since 2019? 50%?? 75%??
Pinball pricing is currently below other assets.
The US dollar is no longer worth what it was just two short years ago. Everyone reading this has seen their house and stocks and any other assets they own increase in value due to inflation.
Inflation will be the biggest problem in the US over the coming years. This is simply par for the course right now.