from an earlier thread on april 17th ( link)
year (jan) | note | my home $ | gold $/oz | my home in gold(oz) | silver $/oz | my home in silver(oz) |
2006 | 425k | 550 | 772 | 9.25 | 45,946 | |
2007 | dems move into congress | 380k | 625 | 608 | 12.75 | 29,804 |
2008 | dems have congress for one year | 290k | 885 | 327 | 16.00 | 18,125 |
2009 | dems take whitehouse, 0bama steps in | 270k | 860 | 314 | 12.00 | 22,500 |
2010 | dems in full swing | 250k | 1150 | 217 | 17.50 | 14,286 |
2011 | GOP takes back the house | 224k | 1360 | 164 | 29.00 | 7,724 |
12 APR 2011 | 222k | 1452 | 153 | 40.05 | 5,543 | |
14 JUL 2011 | 188k | 1586 | 118 | 38.46 | 4,888 |
although it may look like my home value dropped to 50% of what it was in 2006, in real world buying power, it is now 16-20% of what it was in 2006.
the dems and progressives have done a real job on the people of the US
do the math yourself. check out zillow.com for your home value over the passed 5 yrs. plug those values in, calculate the value in terms of ounces of gold and silver... and you'll see how much you've lost
update:
how much exactly? as of july 14th:
denomination | # ounces | market value ($) |
gold | 654 | 1,037,244 |
silver | 41,058 | 1,579,501 |
SFH, 5,500 sq ft, every possible amenity, 2007 price was
2.2 mil, then 1.9, then 1.7, 1.5. down to 995K. Guy
walked into the bank and offered them 500k cash and was
accepted. A beautiful home on groomed grounds. Stole it.