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echo: crossfire
to: Roy Witt
from: Bob Klahn
date: 2009-06-30 09:54:00
subject: (1/2) Welfare

TW>>> RN>So what's a dollar worth?

 TW>>> Inflation since 1940 has been a little over 2000% That makes my dime
 TW>>> equal about $20 today. So the price of a movie is a better bargan
 TW>>> today t5hen it was in 1940. Of course the effecency of the Multipule
 TW>>> Screen Cinemas fairly well explains that.

 RN>> Truly you have a dizzying intellect.

 RW> Not stating the obvious eh. 10 cents inflated 2000 times is
 RW> $200, not $20... :o)

 Inflated 2000% is $2.00.



BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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