Manipulating the Consumer Price Index: Hedonic Quality Adjustments

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tsing Tao, Nov 6, 2014.

  1. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I know plenty of carpenters, plumbers, electricians and other general contractors that work those days/hours right now. I know that, sheltered in your limo liberal life you don't see it, but it's everywhere.

    So you should probably check your facts before you throw out sarcasm that backfires.
     
    #11     Nov 6, 2014
  2. Ricter

    Ricter

    I know a few as well, they work for themselves.

    My machinists, fabricators, welders and such here at the plant work 10 hour days, but only 4 day workweeks.
     
    #12     Nov 6, 2014
  3. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I'd love that schedule!
     
    #13     Nov 6, 2014
  4. Ricter

    Ricter

    Prolly so you have more time up at the cabin. : )
     
    #14     Nov 6, 2014
  5. jem

    jem

    this is in good fun... but I want to point this out...

    is it your premise that wages have kept up with this kind of inflation since 1973?

    or are you just trolling for the rentier class over the taxpaying working class?
    how can you push minimum wage on one thread and disavow inflation on others?


    You are a oil company owning, pro communist, pro inflation anti co2 poster?

    wtf is going on? do you work for some democrat related troll team?



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    #15     Nov 6, 2014
  6. Ricter

    Ricter

    Lmao, jem, you're upset.

    Today's Ricter Riddle:

    Price inflation has been with us for centuries, and yet we are better off materially now than then. Surely wage inflation is part of the answer, but there's another, powerful variable at work... what is it?
     
    #16     Nov 6, 2014
  7. jem

    jem

    I am not upset... I am in a great mood America confirmed yesterday, that there is still a majority of thinking americans... at least in the off years.

    Its the politicians who suck.



    your premise about inflation is the worst kind of junk lies.
    its not wage inflation were are concerned about.

    its that the wages earners -- wages and savings which have been destroyed by systematic inflation caused by massive expansion of the non cash money supply and increasing taxes.



     
    #17     Nov 6, 2014
  8. Ricter

    Ricter

    So you must be complaining about how much better off we would be if there had not been inflation (which no one wants, btw), instead of complaining about how much better off we are in fact, despite inflation... ?
     
    #18     Nov 6, 2014
  9. jem

    jem

    you live in canada so I understand... your complete pro commie/ crony / pro inflation feelings.
    luckily for us here in the US, americans just ran your commie team out of just about every office they could.

    Had the dollar appreciated the way market forces would have dictated, we would all be a hell of a lot better off than we are today.

    This chart shows the vast transfer of wealth and the standard of living of americans
    if you do not understand that... you have to study money and economics.


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    #19     Nov 6, 2014
  10. Banjo

    Banjo

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