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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (43928)	9/2/2008 6:43:35 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 224717

You can cherry pick time periods to make those statements true, I'm talking about the overall trend not cherry picked time periods. Also "wages" does not equal "income", "wealth", "disposable income", or "total compensation". As for prices being up, if you don't already adjust for that fact, then wages are up. In nominal terms wages are up, and costs are up. In adjusted terms wages may or may not be up (depending on the exact time period your measuring), and the same goes for the prices of the things you mention. I can play games with time periods just like you can. If you are talking recently housing is down not up. If your talking very recently oil is down not up. But the overall trend is that real income is up over time, and not just for those at the top.

To: Skywatcher who wrote (43928)	9/2/2008 7:46:40 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224717

Alaska's Proximity to Russia Called a Plus 02 September 2008 The wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate John McCain defended the national security qualifications of her husband's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, citing Alaska's proximity to Russia. Cindy McCain told ABC television's "This Week" on Sunday that Alaska's geographical location had prepared Palin for foreign policy. "Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. So, it's not as if she doesn't understand what's at stake here," Cindy McCain said.