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2/3 was a waste

"Real per capita GDP

 in the United States

is now

three times higher than it was in 1958"



so lets see how we spent all that

extra cash

these days 




according to yale's shiller

"comparing 1958 and 2005 data

 from the U.S. Department

 of Commerce"

" Americans spent 27 percent 

of the huge increase 

in income 

between 1958 and 2005 

on medical care,

 23 percent on their homes,

 12 percent on transportation,



 62 % just to stay 

alive and even 

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 10 percent on recreation

 and 9 percent on personal business activities.

hmmmm 

lets  move on 

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Food  8 percent 

clothing 3 percent,

personal-care 1 percent

  12%

ie same as 

increased travel 

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3 percent for welfare and religious activities

 

ie

 charity

begins ..mostly ..

next year  

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and 3 percent

 for education

saints preserve us 

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returning 

to the top three 

60 %plus of 

out of extra total

 after longer commutes

senselessly  higher lot costs 

and hidden

no  life length gain

"health " scams 

whats the real welfare enhancement here ??



next !!!!

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okay the recreation 10%looks good but ...

 how much is just 

spending more 

per hour of recreation

as  a comp for

 the leisure  time squeeeze

 dual jobsters faced

after the automation of household chores 

in the 40-50's 

and  60's 

baby farm 

crop control 

what was left 

for wifey ??

get a payin'  job



now to off set 

the  home care time loss was one thing done 

but also the need arose 

to  increase

 the fun per minute rate

and 

 that costs bucks too baby blue



but  hey 

aren't

 u  having 

 more  fun yet ???

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pick of litter 



private bizz 9%

say whaaaaat ???

ya whatthe fuck's that 

paying for ???

some

puffy

 foot pad

to shadow the bride

maybe  

replacing  

stripped off  skill sets???

buying for 

re selling on e bay 



what even it be 

combined with the meager 

upping

of the ed  budget 

u get 12 %

the dollar equivalent

 of

the plus travel budget again

seems like

very small sweet potatos to me

 mates

in a world where unequal wage rates

can collide

 at the speed of light 

Posted by gale at October 25, 2006 05:13 PM

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