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| Subject: | Inflation In America |
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| Date: | Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:14:09 -0700 |
| From: | Jas Jain |
Inflation In America
Ten weeks ago, a friend and I took a sightseeing trip (on my list of trips to do) to southeast of America—direct flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., a full-size rental car, round trip from D.C. to Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee (different routes, one scenic and one direct)—and the total cost, including four nights of stay in motels, gas, parking, food, drinks, airfare, etc., was $1,550, or $775 per person (only 620 CHF per person!). I am certain that such a trip would have cost more a hundred or two hundred years ago and with LOT more inconvenience. OK, it might have cost less during a certain period, but nowhere in the world could one undertake such a journey (keeping quality of roads, convenience, accommodations, etc. in mind) at a lower cost. Hack, having just turned 62, I got a lifetime pass to all national parks for $10! God bless America!!
Few months before that I took a trip with the same friend and my son to high mountains of Mexico (on a scenic train within Mexico thru Copper Canyon, aslo on my list of trips too take) and the total cost per person was a bit lower. Once again, such a journey would have cost lot more, in nominal dollars, a hundred or two hundred years ago, if at all possible. Just prior to that the same was true of a family trip to Seattle via train (to have my grandson experience a long train trip), boat and airplane.
Traveling with great convenience has rarely been cheaper and better if one makes adjustments for quality and convenience. There are lots of things that are cheaper and better than they used to be. It is a matter of choice how one allocates one's spending dollars.
Jas
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