tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4412389568992016980..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Myth of Stagnant IncomeRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-90121227122462086712017-04-08T18:51:16.925-04:002017-04-08T18:51:16.925-04:00Dobbs, 20 years ago was 1997. By then I had been r...Dobbs, 20 years ago was 1997. By then I had been running my own online service for 6 years. While this particular device had not yet been made I have been participating in online discussions since 1990 and usually typed on a device made in 1978. I was also late to game, more so due to the year of my birth than anything else. I know, go back further. If you go back far enough I wasn't Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75357435771653481802017-04-08T16:17:41.934-04:002017-04-08T16:17:41.934-04:00Yes, as you type on a device that wasn't avail...Yes, as you type on a device that wasn't available 20 years ago and you post a comment on a platform that wasn't available 20 years ago.<br /><br />What a clown.Mooris Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725416230840374633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40665122548629983522017-04-08T16:02:59.583-04:002017-04-08T16:02:59.583-04:00As usual, RW shows his ignorance. I can assure you...As usual, RW shows his ignorance. I can assure you that wages are stagnant. Must be nice to have million or two as backup. I do agree that some sectors of technology are better than ever. I would not go back to a 19" tube TV of the 80's for about $300; you can clearly get a better TV these days for that amount of money.<br /><br />But we are in a recession and there are too many The Lab Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314871529571094106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32363268843318185432017-04-08T15:08:38.444-04:002017-04-08T15:08:38.444-04:00With no mention of debt and stealth inflation as i...With no mention of debt and stealth inflation as it relates to purchasing power for value received particularly in staples such as food and housing had me looking for the onion article reference.<br /><br />Just like all fools this guy lives in a bubble and has no clue about the nuance of greed and gouging perpetrated by the monopolistic oligarchy. <br /><br />Another status quo lap dog. Shegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6751262175700607992017-04-08T00:59:59.259-04:002017-04-08T00:59:59.259-04:00Wages down? No worries. Credit up! Go bananas; buy...Wages down? No worries. Credit up! Go bananas; buy that car, build that extra bedroom.Stuffed Pimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631687618198640700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77819636037561817722017-04-08T00:16:29.207-04:002017-04-08T00:16:29.207-04:00Cars and houses are purchased with loans. The miss...Cars and houses are purchased with loans. The missing factor is debt. The increase in credit explains both without wages increasing. <br /><br />Also cars last longer with less care today. Fewer cars need be purchased and can be retained to have more of them at any given time. <br />Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.com