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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Being a total
geek, I adjusted the costs for inflation (about <span class=GramE>6.66x</span>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>pretty interesting seeing what truly has
gone up or down:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b><font size=2 color=navy
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</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:navy'>"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they
are, it's <span class=GramE>going <font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'><br>
</span></font>to</span> be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20." </span></font><br
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>$133.20
– This is pretty much dead on with buying a weeks worth of grocery’s
today (for a family I’m assuming)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"Have you seen the
new cars coming out next year? </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>It won't be long before $2000 will only
buy a used one." </span></font><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>$13,320
– Fairly reasonable current price of new cars<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"If cigarettes
keep going up in price, I'm going to quit.<br>
A quarter a pack is ridiculous." </span></font><br style='mso-special-character:
line-break'>
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<![endif]><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>$1.66
– Cigarettes are much more than that (but since I don’t smoke, I can’t
be positive). I believe however that the higher cost is in the taxes versus the
actual product.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"Did you hear the
post office is thinking a bout charging a dime just <span class=GramE>to <font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font>mail</span> a letter?" <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>$.66
– The post office has kept the price of stamps considerably _<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>lower</span></i>_ than the corresponding inflation adjusted
equivalent <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana fa="" ce="arial,helvetica"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"If they raise the
minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire <span class=GramE>outside <font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font>help</span> at the store." </span></font><br>
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>$6.66
– The current minimum wage is $5.15, so it’s pretty much in line <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"When I first
started driving, who would have thought gas would <span class=GramE>someday <font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font>cost</span> 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving
the car in the garage." </span></font><br style='mso-special-character:
line-break'>
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<![endif]><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>$1.93
– Yes, even gasoline is not excessively expensive today<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"Did you see where
some baseball player just signed </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdan family=SANSSERIF a=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdan;color:navy'>a contract for $<span class=GramE>75,000 <font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font><font face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span style='font-family:
Verdana'>a</span></font></span></span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>
year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll <span
class=GramE>be <font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font>making</span> more than the president." </span></font><br
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<![endif]><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>$499,500
– Aren’t ball player making millions? they seem to be quite ahead
of inflation!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"There is no sense
going to Lincoln or </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Omaha</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:navy'> anymore for a weekend.<br>
It costs nearly $15 a night to stay in a hotel." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
class=GramE>$100/night – fairly much inline with hotels.</span> Motels
however are still in the $35 range<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"No one can afford
to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital is <span class=GramE>too <font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><br>
</span></font>rich</span> for my blood." </span></font><br
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>$233
– seems fairly correct<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana family=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>"If they think
I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it." </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<pre style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>$3.33 – Well I know that when I get my hair cut at the “salon” it costs me a whopping $20.00!<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>going to the local barber is a much more palatable $10.00, still, of all things, hair cuts seem to be one of the highest<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>cost increases!<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>-Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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