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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/6/2000 1:37:00 AM
From: waverider	Respond to of 152472

Are you Lucreitus' twin brother? <H>

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/6/2000 10:12:00 AM
From: samim anbarcioglu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Haim, >> The economy is not more productive by a rate of 4.5% 5% for each of the last 3 years. Labor intensive task were exported Mexico a great example and we import it back that is why the big trade deficit. This point is correct, but incomplete; Labor intensive tasks when offloaded to other countries do have a negative effect on the current account (export - import account) of our country, but the story does not end there. The extra industry thusly brought to places like Latin America, Pac Rim countries increase wealth there, and they can now afford to buy products like American medicine, aircraft, equipment, software, movies, technical consulting, civilian construction, CDMA licences and royalties, corn, wheat, rice, advanced science etc. At the moment, largely due to imperfections in the global economy (which is another conversation subject), our current account in the US has a negative balance. Even this fact has its pros and cons; as long as the rest of the world want our dollars and we want their goods, everything is hunky dory. The trick is to maintain supply and demand equilibrium. This equilibrium may occur at various levels. As to the increases in the price of milk and bread in NY; It happens, naturally. but they make up only a small fraction of the consumers' shopping basket, therefore it all averages out, and at the end you have to talk about the CPI. You can not take a few specific items out of the basket and make a case (how about that pun?). My suits, shirts and shoes used to cost more than twice as much 20 years ago as they do today, and they are made in the US. But due to laser driven cloth cutting and other efficiencies, they are now much cheaper. happy weekend

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/7/2000 12:13:00 AM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Americans are well known as slow and entrenched in formalities, make lots of wind and noise and little work, except the line/assembly workers. Where are you from so I can brew up a decent insult of your tribe? With comments like the above, it would appear to be an easy task...

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/7/2000 1:50:00 AM
From: waverider	Respond to of 152472

Yawn! What rock did you crawl out from under, Brainisrottingnow? <H>

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/7/2000 9:28:00 AM
From: AnnaInVA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Americans are well known as slow and entrenched in formalities, make lots of wind and noise and little work, except the line/assembly workers. << Haim, does this include you since you mention that you are a US Citizen ? You need to get out of the City more often and see the farmers toil for your food, the military men and women protecting your butt 24 hours, etc. etc..... anna

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (71572)	5/7/2000 3:30:00 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

read my lips ....... there is No Inflation nytimes.com Drug expenditures will double in five years to $200 billion and rise to $300 billion by 2010 if the current pace continues, said C. Daniel Mullins, a pharmaceutical economist at the University of Maryland. .............. G.M. spent $762 million on drugs in its self-insured plans last year, up nearly 13 percent from 1998. The company recently hired a doctor of pharmacy to work with the P.B.M. to try to tame these costs.