Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:25:22 -0400, Balanced View
wrote:


Richard Casady wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:12:16 -0400, Balanced View
wrote:



$1.00 in 1964 had about the same buying power as
$6.83 2008.


You are totally nuts. A gallon of gas, a magazine, a paperback, a pack
of cigs, a six pack, were all a quarter in 1964. A .Colt 1911 .45
pistol was $62.50. Levi's were $2.25.

Casady


Go check it your self , they're all over $6.00


Go check what? My point was that the factor of six figure was bogus.
What am I supposed to check? That gas and cigs were a quarter in 64?
I was there.

Casady


The CPI is determined by a basket of goods sold for then and the same
basket of goods now, not all things
go up in price the same way or amount . Gas is now $4.00 and cigarettes
are are what? $4.50- $5.00 a pack?
I was also there in 64, I don't know what you were smoking, but a pack
of cigarettes were about 50 cents a pack
in 64.