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To: Probart who wrote (59608)	10/10/2000 11:33:00 PM
From: d:oug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116760

...energy costs...airline ticket cost...Can anyone explain this. Thanks Probart Not sure what you are not aware of. In 1969 my one way ticket from Boston to Australia when the price of oil was dirt cheap was $2,000 and I will guess that money after 30 years of inflation is over $5,000 today, and I think I can buy that ticket today for $1,000 with higher oil. No sure but I think back then a barrel of oil factored in inflaction was still in the lowest of low price times. Anyone got a chart that shows the price of crude oil over the last 20 -50 years that has inflation factored in so that something called real purchaning power is seened. Once upon a time for me min wage was under a buck, and those who made $5/hr were doctors... doug