dodge man
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I agree, my investments have increased in the last 4 years but so has gasoline, diesel, food etc. Am I better off now? Probably not by much if any.
I don't disagree your point but you're missing the economy lesson. Your graph looks good to those of us in the market but a huge swath of Americans are not in the market. oh well, you're not unlike many who watch the msm.I read the link. Low income people are paring down fast food orders.... WHAAA! We never ate out when we were poor. Ever. That's how we got un-poor! We cooked at home.
And, the article said:Good job ignoring my link as well as the bottom 50% who aren't part of the market.
Have you done net worth statements over the past few years? It would confirm your hunch if true.I agree, my investments have increased in the last 4 years but so has gasoline, diesel, food etc. Am I better off now? Probably not by much if any.
I had to look up msm. The first few pages were:I don't disagree your point but you're missing the economy lesson. Your graph looks good to those of us in the market but a huge swath of Americans are not in the market. oh well, you're not unlike many who watch the msm.
You know what they say about assume(ing), I don't watch Fox News but stop lying about the economy because I deal with the working poor on a daily basis.I had to look up msm. The first few pages were:
MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane): Uses and Risks
WebMD explains the uses and risks of the supplement MSM.www.webmd.com
Then I found it. I guess the rebuttal you'd expect would be you're not unlike many who watch fox news?
I try to read and watch everything and make up my own mind.
Some people are better at planning, making sacrifices, knowing when to spend and when to save. Also the best way to invest that disposable income when they do start to get ahead.You know what they say about assume(ing), I don't watch Fox News but stop lying about the economy because I deal with the working poor on a daily basis.
Let's get off the subject as you don't seem to mind going down the politics path and we both know the rules.
And then there is this.You're out of touch my friend. Not everyone is in the market like you and I. Lower income folks are hurting and no matter how much you deny it, the economy sucks.
I'm having to raise my prices 10% to cover increased labor and expenses and I'm sure I'll hear some customer complaints but we have no choice.
Unless one has been doing net worth statements for a long time, they have no way to actually see if their net worth has grown, shrunk or stagnated over their lifetime. They just "feel" that they are in X or Y situation with nothing on paper to prove one way or the other. That's why I encourage people to do those statements at least once a year, if not more often.
As for the economy sucking... GDP would beg to differ.