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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (62217)	6/13/1999 9:15:00 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

Dear Fruit: Look at the difference. In 1960, you needed 25 paychecks, but now you need more than 120. Similarly, the cost of buying a house went from 400 paychecks in 1960 to more than 840 today. Which means that, for a house, the same paycheck buys less than half of what it used to. You heard that your living standard is going up? Your paycheck is buying less. That's what's happening with people's living standa Are you old enough to remember what a 1960's house looked like and the appliances it had as well as furnishings compared to a 1990's house?? Same is true of Autos, and nearly everything else. I can remember when 1,000sf was huge now its considered SUBSTANDARD . You can manipulate figures to show anything, but I suggest that anyone paying any attention consider if they would like to go back to the 60's. JDN

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (62217)	6/13/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

PK, I don't think it is very alternative to a lot of thoughts expressed on this thread, but it was a good note. MB

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (62217)	6/13/1999 5:02:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Papaya King, I find anything that comes from Lyndon LaRouche and his followers to be suspect. Mr. LaRouche is local to me (well, before and after his prison term). His followers set up camp outside the Division of Motor Vehicles and hand out literature about black helicopters and such. Barb