On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

Casady

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:02 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

You're both wrong. I was paying a dime for a pack of cigs in '64.
And a nickel for a Snickers bar.
Dill pickles could be had for a song, and there was a Coke machine in
the Sears on 79th St. that dispensed an 8-ounce cup for a nickel.
Movies were about 2-bits.
Twinkies were the rage.
Bye Bye American pie.

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:02 GMT,
(Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

You're both wrong. I was paying a dime for a pack of cigs
in '64.

No, you weren't.

And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in
1964.

Dill pickles could be had for a song, and there was a Coke
machine in
the Sears on 79th St. that dispensed an 8-ounce cup for a
nickel.

Doubtful.

Movies were about 2-bits.

Nope, they were about a dollar.

Twinkies were the rage.

That happened in the 1950s.

Bye Bye American pie.

--Vic

Lamont Cranston wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:02 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

You're both wrong. I was paying a dime for a pack of cigs in '64.

No, you weren't.

I was paying 25 cents a pack for them in 1974.


And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in 1964.

12 cents at 7-11 in 1971.

BAR wrote:
Lamont Cranston wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:02 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

You're both wrong. I was paying a dime for a pack of cigs in '64.

No, you weren't.

I was paying 25 cents a pack for them in 1974.

At the PX ?


And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in 1964.

12 cents at 7-11 in 1971.

Must have been on sale or after Halloween discount ;~)

Balanced View wrote:
BAR wrote:
Lamont Cranston wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:02 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

You're both wrong. I was paying a dime for a pack of cigs in '64.

No, you weren't.

I was paying 25 cents a pack for them in 1974.

At the PX ?

Yep.



And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in 1964.

12 cents at 7-11 in 1971.

Must have been on sale or after Halloween discount ;~)

25 cents got you two candy bars.

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:40:09 -0400, Balanced View
wrote:

And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in 1964.

12 cents at 7-11 in 1971.

I saved the Time magazine with the obit. Dead of inflation in Hershey
Pa, the five cent Hershey bar. This was in 68.

Casady

Richard Casady wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:40:09 -0400, Balanced View
wrote:


And a nickel for a Snickers bar.

Nope. That's what it cost in 1930. It was a quarter in 1964.

12 cents at 7-11 in 1971.


I saved the Time magazine with the obit. Dead of inflation in Hershey
Pa, the five cent Hershey bar. This was in 68.

Casady



I remember the Hersey bars being five cents, but I never ate them. I was
partial to coffee crisp
bars back then they were only available in Canada. I remember them being
a dime, and a small
coke being seven to ten cents, but that's a long time ago. ;~)

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

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 $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

Casady

It's not bogus, though it's slightly low. The correct
figure is $7.09561.

ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt

Consumer Price Index in August, 1964: 31.0
Consumer Price Index in August, 2008: 219.964

219.964/31.0 = 7.09561

Sucks to be wrong, huh? But, I bet that you're used to it.

Come back when you need another lesson.