Average wage index is made up of hourly wages not to include management or CEO salary. Has nothing to do with class envy.
AWI 1984 $16,135
AWI 2004 $35,648 Increase of 121%

Consumer price index is prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
CPI 1984 102.3
CPI 2004 194.0 Increase of 90%

Energy and food are exempted as a whole while Fuel for the car and home and food eaten at home are included.Fuel used in delivery trucks and mass transportation and to generate electricity and food away from home are reflected in those costs.

Baket of goods and services consists of: Ratio
Food and beverage 15.50
Housing 42.38
Apparel 3.79
Transportation 17.42
Recreation 5.63
Education 6.05
Medical Care 6.22
Other 3.48

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics "Unemployment Insurance statistics cannot be used as a source of information on the number of unemployed". Current population survey shows that the Labor Force is made up of civilian, noninstitutional population 16 years or older. Exceptions to this are those not looking for work, in school, retired, homemakers and those with physical or mental disability. With subtracting those employed from the total Labor Force the difference is the unemployment rate of 4.7%. There are those who are too petty to accept this.

My communication with Don Boxmeyer.

Hi Donbox, this is Alan. "Beyond darkness there is life", that's you. I saw you on channel 9 news. Now I know there's a face and voice behind your writing and I like. If you ever need help doing research on a story, I could help. I can be found in my office at White Castle from 7:30 to 9:30 AM.

Don's reply

Thanks, Alan. Not up to WC yet, but I'm working on it. donbox...

I write from a conservative point of view and do stress personal responsibility. That's the conservative way. I deal only in issues and never attack personalities.

I Have Many Ologists such as:

Endocrinologist"

Urologist;

Cardiologist:

Nephrologist;

Ophtomologist:

Nasalogist:

Meteorologist:

I have appointments with all but the last one, Not in yellow pages under Doctor.