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ensho
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Tue May-17-11 09:36 AM Original message |
back around 1960 when I was 25 or so I asked my Rep. father: |
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Skink
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Tue May-17-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. People used to get raises. |
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slackmaster
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Tue May-17-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. My pay now is 18% higher than what I was making two years ago |
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zbdent
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Tue May-17-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. but ... but ... but ... productivity is up, UP UP!!! |
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slackmaster
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Tue May-17-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think I'll probably have to keep working until about age 70 |
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Historic NY
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Tue May-17-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. We off shored all our manufacturing because of unions, regulations & costs... |
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Ter
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Tue May-17-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. 25 in '60? |
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ensho
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Wed May-18-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. your grandmother missed a lot of fun - I even play Guild Wars |
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Ter
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Wed May-18-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That is so awesome! |
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ensho
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Fri May-20-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. however, there are many people older then me who are doing more |
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CreekDog
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Wed May-18-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. i don't understand why one would have a fetish over things staying the same |
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ensho
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Thu May-19-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. you have it wrong - I'm not talking about change, I'm talking about finance |
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CreekDog
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Thu May-19-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. you don't even know what you are asking for: you ARE asking for things not to change |
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ensho
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Fri May-20-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. the price of things can't keep going up every year without |
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woolldog
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Fri May-20-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. ensho |
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Go2Peace
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Fri May-20-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. We have not come to grips with all the laws of economics - scarcity of resources |
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kick-ass-bob
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Fri May-20-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. But we make more, so it doesn't matter as long as they go hand in hand. |
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forestlake123
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Fri May-20-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. It is the Federal Reserve |
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forestlake123
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Fri May-20-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. honestly how does anyone not see that it is the Federal Reserve? |
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OhioBlue
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Sat May-21-11 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
19. the price of everything hasn't gone up |
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