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   Message 93,338 of 94,851   
   phoenix to Bradley K. Sherman   
   Re: Corporate Overlords Are Laughing At    
   28 Dec 25 09:26:35   
   
   XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: j63840576@gmail.com   
      
   Bradley K. Sherman wrote:   
   >   |   
   >   | The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10,000   
   >   | in 1970 to $106,000 today, an increase of 10x.   
   >   |   
   >   | However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25,000   
   >   | to $445,000, an increase of 17x.   
   >   |   
   >   | And the median cost of a car has gone from $3,600 to   
   >   | $50,000, an increase of 14x.   
   >   |   
   >   | The median cost of college has gone from $2,900 a year to   
   >   | $45,000, an increase of 16x.   
   >   |   
   >   | And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from   
   >   | $350 to $14,600, an increase of 42x.   
   >   |   
   >    
   >   
   >      --bks   
   >   
   Numbers never lie, with the exception of the anomaly. My healthcare is   
   still FREE FREE FREE.   
      
   With the exception of the price of the car, I'll take my 10x winning to   
   the bank.   
      
   --   
   xGytDsqkQY8   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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