Thread Resurrections

Ben Franklin, who should know a thing or two about money being featured on the $100 bill, said that the first hundred is a lot harder to make than the second hundred. I don't know how much that is after 250 years of inflation, but I sure hope I get to it so that I can get my easy money.

Good point about the change in the value of money Ivandh. Back around 1971 I could have bought a brand new VW Beetle for around $ 2250 dollars. Today the most basic VW ( a 2 door Golf ) would probably cost me just a bit over $ 18,000 dollars, kinda scary . 

Back in '71 the price of gold was 40.62, now is at 1301.60.

32.5 times 40 equals 1300, 32.5 times 2250 gets us to 73125.

some of it is relative. i made $4/hour my first taxpaying job.

some is the key word. minimum wage and workers salaries have stagnated while prices and ceo salaries have risen exponentially. throw in cost of college in the u.s., also.

   ---   Mind you the other week I could have bought a real " Fun Machine ". A couple of hours drive from here someone was trying to sell a 1967 Rolls-Royce 4 door sedan for just $ 10,900 dollars, not bad. They said that it was still in good running condition but it did need a paint job. I don't have a garage here so I had to pass on a chance at a Rolls, so sad   lol.  

   ---   Good idea !

   ---   Hey where did he go ?   lol

Looks like he finally got muted.

Thanks for the info DrSpudnik, I imagine that he will return after a short suspension   lol. 

maybe he should have written, "i shall be muted once again!"

Thanks for the post AlCzervik. It looks like he just came back, so we will see how long he lasts this time   lol.

some of us wish he would go to icc.

or, get a girlfriend.

Oh I thought that he was married and this was his way to escape   lol.

   ---   Still a good idea !  

Well someone had to do it   lol.

When I was a young lad I quite liked to drive bumper-cars ( Bump Bump Bump  etc ). 

Ah yes DrSpudnik, there we have the old bump in the road.

To combine threads, RAR.