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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:46 PM Original message |
Do things cost less now than in 1980? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Average price of a new vehicle in 1980 was about $5000 |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I lived it... (Married in 1970) it was not a fun time |
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murphyj87 (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. 1959 |
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Mrs. Ted Nancy (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. The days of high interest rates |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Adjusting for inflation |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Wow, I wish things were as cheap as if they had only been |
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murphyj87 (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. 1981 |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Computers, VCRs, etc. were extremely expensive the early 80s |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. The government doesn't have to borrow to spend. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Yes, they do. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Computers, calculators, clothes, cell phones, cordless phones, |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. How much was a 1980 cell phone? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. 1983 $4000. Invented in 1973. |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Better tech, equal or higher costs. |
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Johnny Harpo (330 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not Sure About 1980...But In 1970................. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Congressional pay was a lot less at that time |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. only things cheaper: Computers and electronics.. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. Inflation shouldn't affect tax rates. n/t |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Yes, I think that's part of the point. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. Because the government is full of waste and redundancy |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's simple. Things you need are more expensive. Junk you don't need is less expensive. n/t |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. No. Not tv's or appliances either. |
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