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To: Alberta's Child

It seems like you want to argue with an inflation calculator which is insane.The numbers don’t lie.


91 posted on 12/24/2013 2:17:34 PM PST by plainshame
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To: plainshame
I'm not saying inflation doesn't exist. I'm saying it doesn't have nearly the impact that you think it does.

A car is a perfect example. If you took the price of a new car today and compared it to the price of a new car in 1965, there's no question that the 2013 vehicle is much more expensive. My point is that this isn't really driven by inflation. The 2013 car is a much better car than the 1965 car -- and by such a wide margin that it is even ridiculous to compare the two. Even NASA spacecraft in 1965 didn't have the kind of technology that a typical mid-sized car on the road today has in it.

95 posted on 12/24/2013 2:25:40 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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