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To: BGR who wrote (84534)2/17/2000 11:06:00 AM
From: Cynic 2005  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86076
 
<<Rents have gone up by about 5%/year in the past 10 years in the Boston >>

Huh? My experience sez 14% in the last 5 years.

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To: BGR who wrote (84534)2/17/2000 11:08:00 AM
From: clochard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86076
 
Average increases of rent and gasoline over a ten year period are irrelevant. What about over the last year? HMOs are charging a lot more in the past 1-2 years, and you are seriously mistaken about the quality of care from HMOs.



To: BGR who wrote (84534)2/17/2000 1:03:00 PM
From: tony  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86076
 
>Medical insurance and prescriptions have gone down or remained steady due to the role played
by HMOs as well as technology improvements. This, in fact, amounts to a deflation since the
quality of health care has gone up.

gone up more like 400% in last 10 years.

housing gone up by 300% in last 10 years.

inflation is tame. (VBG).


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