[Patriotic1]

60% on 50 years? I'm not too sure that sounds right. I checked a fedgov site for inflation back to 1997 (the year I bought my house, so my salary stands out in my mind). For every $100 in salary, you'd need to make $140 now to stay in place.

This during a time of relatively low inflation. I doubt that many people have kept pace.

[RipSawyer]

Believing federal government figures on inflation is like believing that if you like your health care policy you can keep it!