Why Its Pointless To Argue With Global Warming Believers 2065

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Of course I can dismiss it out of hand. It really depends on where you live and what you do. Some areas of the country are booming and others are not. Remember the old line "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics". The Gov. is always making sure that the current admin is in good standing.

Postage is a good and real indicator of inflation. It takes transportation to deliver mail and it takes labor to handle mail. Back in the 20s thru the early 50s, postage paid its own way. Look at the history of mail since 1847 thru to 1900. Not much at all in the line of inflation... and that is before the Federal Reserve Act.

The consumer price index really doesn't take actual cost of living into account. You'll feel the pinch of inflation more accutely if you are at a low income level than at a high income level. Those at the high income level won't even feel the rise of the cost of goods.

I've already pointed out that the gov.s stats really don't match what is actually happening. Also the fact that the health of the economy is regional.

Still, you have to eat. Also, some states economies do rely on agriculture. Living in states like Cal. or New York, where farming is disappearing is deceptive.

The weather forecasts are still out to lunch. Most farmers can't even rely on the weather forecasts... where the cherry crops were damaged in eastern washington, and the wheat crops are damaged with rust in Montana. Genetic mods are looked at with horror by many people, as they wonder what it will do to them.

The economy is only made to look good... at least so says the gov and their graphs. Actually living in the economy and whereever one lives is a totally different experience.

I am, but you aren't listening.

Electronics as a whole is either engineering at a top level or just a twidget tweaker or board replacer. Our population was smaller back in the 50s than it is today, and I believe that the population is now our biggest concern and where the population demographics are at. But todays kids are now turning down the hamburger flipper jobs, the restaurant jobs, as these jobs no longer provide the necessary income to attend college. This is another indicator that I see as the decline of the USD. It takes too many USDs to go to college. They'd rather just take out a loan or get a grant.

And except for the computer, none of these are really necessary.

Expected to have? More like a desire to have, in terms of keeping up with the jones. Pay scales were pretty stable back in the 50s due to a post war condition where the rest of the world was still rebuilding. I knew of a fellow that worked in New Jersey and didn't like what the company was doing, so at lunch break he went across the street and got a job at a competing company. Today, it is dog eat dog and hard to get the right job.

I'd say that the upper clbutt is a small clbutt compared to what used to be the middle clbutt. From my vantage, it just appears that the upper clbutt seems to think it is rich, when in reality the USDs decline is just catching up to them and making the upper clbutt in reality the new middle clbutt. The poor clbutt is fast growing.

You still aren't listening.

They'd like to think they are in reality, but it seems they are sadly out of touch with it.

-- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?