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Old 02-23-2011, 06:33 PM   #21
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Default Prices have to be adjusted for wage increases.

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Originally Posted by T.H.E. Binz View Post
Based on the Consumer Price Index, 30 cents in 1964 would be worth only $2.10 today. Anyway, the price of gas was still 30 cents per gallon as late as 1968. Bottom line: gas prices are rising faster than other goods, but not all that much different.
In 1967 I earned $5900.00 teaching school? See the difference here?
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