CPI changes

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

> >Fred W. Schneider III" commented:

> >Comparing real estate to transit fares is probably as much of a base
> >balls versus prunes comparison as we can make.

> John Swindler wrote:

> Fred's right.  Forget about increases in transit fares.  It's highly
> visible, but irrevelent for judging changes in values since 1950.

> John Swindler

	I never intended nor did I even *hint* that the increase in transit
fares is  T-H-E  standard by which to measure inflation  --  it was
simply *por ejemplo!*
	I.E., for example, mention was made that some PRCo real estate sold for
a certain price in 1950; that price seems artificially low. So look at
transit fares, por ejemplo - for example, - which have increased 10--25
times since 1950; use that as a  G-U-I-D-E  --  I  A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y 
N-E-V-E-R  E-V-E-R  S-A-I-D  that this is the absolute standard by which
to measure inflation - I never even hinted that.
	Honestly, I am on bended knee begging your forgiveness for even
mentioning anything about inflation!  I was just trying to put things
into a tiny bit of perspective.  I am only a stupid bus driver  --  what
do I know about inflation.
	Maybe somone needs a good dose of the prunes above.

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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