Woe is us

posted on November 28, 2008 in

An interesting graph comparing the early 80s to today in terms of key economic metrics.

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Unemployment has been rising, but it’s still lower than in the 80s. I shudder to think about buying a home at 18% interest. Egads. My folks were so fortunate to buy in the 70s, before the great wave of inflation hit.

source: Carpe Diem

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