[ARC5] ARC-5 costs and everything

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Go to:

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

and take a close look at the various values.

The value of our dollar stayed pretty much the same from 1780 through 
1913...then started its precipitous slide to its present value.

For instance, if you take the value of anything from about 1880, to get the 
present "value" in dollars, multiply the 1880 value by 26, more or less.

Things have not gotten more expensive: our dollar has become worth 
less....or worthless, if you would rather.

For instance, you could walk into a car dealership in 1930 and plunk down 20 
ea $20.00 gold pieces for a new Ford or Chevy. That's $400 then.

You can take those same $20.00 gold pieces (assuming the car dealer would 
know what to do with them), and plunk them down for a new $18 to $20K car, 
the "value" of an ounce of gold presently hovering around $1K/ounce.

I say it is disgusting.

Ken Gordon W7EKB