Re: Markets and employment

From: Randall Randall (wolfkin@freedomspace.net)
Date: Tue Dec 25 2001 - 14:20:44 MST


On Tuesday 25 December 2001 15:06, Barbara Lamar wrote:
> Randall R wrote:
> > Bizarrely, those prices seem to me to be over double what US prices were
> > for the minimum in each category when I was last there
> >
> > E.g., two years ago I was renting an apartment that cost
> > US$350/mo.
>
> Where the heck *were* you??

Columbus, GA. A decent 2 bedroom apartment goes (or went)
for $300-$600 in the late 90s, there. One could pay more, of
course, but I didn't pay more than $350 for a place to live until
I moved to Florida.

> And what kind of new car did your friend buy for under $10K?

A Daewoo. His was actually under 9K, before taxes, finance
charges, etc.

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