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To: mishedlo who wrote (43561)	10/15/2005 3:33:54 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

mish, was thinking about the issue of "rent equivalent" would agree with you that should be derided from a rate per sq. feet including taxes per sq. feet. There are the prices of average housing published every month and at the same time the size of each home is defined by the tax assessment (if I am not wrong). It is also not serving anyone that most statistics are national and not regional and then summarized adjusted to population. Montana or N. Dakota do not have the same statistical dynamics like Florida California or the NE corridor. EU publishes statistics for each country and many on their own inner region. In the US the collection of data is similar but for some reason everyone is concentrated on the national numbers. More to the point if the inflation in NYS is 6% YoY and Montana 3.5% then Social Security in NYS should be adjusted by 6% and not the national average The problem is that their power should be much more limited and be lender of last resort in a more stringent way when real need or crisis appears – e.g. a major bank collapse or other type of crisis. As to the FED in the present for I agree with you - they are geared for short term gain ignoring long term consequences. Further the board should consist of elected and not appointed officers with no political affiliation