On Apr 3, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Shane Mage wrote:
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>> These comparisons are irrelevant, since the relevant period was
>> specified as 1945-1965.
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> So you pick the Golden Age as a basis of comparison?
I didn't pick it. It was specified in the posting you were criticizing. And why shouldn't the "Golden Age" be compared to the "Bubble Age," especially since the "real GDP" numbers for the latter period are grossly distorted upwards?
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
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> Herakleitos of Ephesos