Prices et al...man is it just me? - Page 2

mboylan · March 27, 2014, 10:06 AM

Well two massive gun/ammo panics inside 4 years will do that. It will take a few years for the supply chain to recover.

Gas will stay where it is. Adjusted for inflation, it is where it was in 1965. The problem is falling wages.

There is a glut of highly skilled and highly educated labor in India, all English speaking. There is also a glut of cheap slave labor in the rest of Asia. All of this is putting huge pressure on salaries in the US. That is also lowering the US standard of living. Network infrastructure is so good that someone half a world away can replace almost any American office worker at less than a third the cost.

**Mike Irwin** · March 27, 2014, 10:43 AM

Just now noticed this thread.

We have, and have had for nearly a year, a thread to deal specifically with observations such as this:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521685

There has to be a single thread, otherwise there would have literally been dozens, if not hundreds, going on at the same time, all kevtching about the exact same thing.

Closed.

March 27, 2014, 10:43 AM	#27
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Just now noticed this thread. We have, and have had for nearly a year, a thread to deal specifically with observations such as this: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521685 There has to be a single thread, otherwise there would have literally been dozens, if not hundreds, going on at the same time, all kevtching about the exact same thing. Closed. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 27, 2014, 10:06 AM	#26
mboylan Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2011 Posts: 120	Well two massive gun/ammo panics inside 4 years will do that. It will take a few years for the supply chain to recover. Gas will stay where it is. Adjusted for inflation, it is where it was in 1965. The problem is falling wages. There is a glut of highly skilled and highly educated labor in India, all English speaking. There is also a glut of cheap slave labor in the rest of Asia. All of this is putting huge pressure on salaries in the US. That is also lowering the US standard of living. Network infrastructure is so good that someone half a world away can replace almost any American office worker at less than a third the cost.