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Originally Posted by jamesqf

Nope, not MY definition at all. The ORIGINAL definition, by economists.

So your loophole is that you are a purist. Unfortunately for you there is no absolute consensus on what inflation is. When I show that this is the case, you deny it and fall back on a theoretical stance that is academically exclusive. Therefore your narrowly defined position (as narrow as all your other positions) is the only one that matters in your own little universe. All others must be wrong but you.

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Okay. Now 'put your money where your mouth is' and post your financial holdings as well as the house you said you live in, so we all can see it.

What? You castigate me for dragging personal stuff in (not that I do, except by way of illustrative examples), now you demand that I supply even MORE personal information? Watch out: your logic is about to implode

It has nothing to do with logic, You did drag in personal examples, and when asked to back it up you refuse to answer. It is you that wants to have it both ways: you float a personal example and then you expect that it be accepted on blind faith.

From over here it seems that you're the one who needs some tutoring in basic reading comprehension. I'll spell it out one more time: what I said is that most Americans can't afford to own large tracts of land.

Really??? Find an exact quote where you ever said "large tracts of land". (My emphasis). You never said that at all, which is why I challenged the absurdity of it right from the start. There is nothing wrong with my reading comprehension - but I'm not a clairvoyant, nor should I need to be one to read your nonsense!

Now TAKEN IN CONTEXT, along with the link to an example that I described as not very large, anyone a) capable of comprehension; and b) not intent on creating an argument (another of your faults that you displace onto me) would have understood that by large, I meant areas significantly greater than the typical surburban lot.

What context? Here again, is exactly what you said, quoted verbatim:

But there is no elsewhere, at least that I know of. No place on Earth where I could afford to own a decent tract of land.

You never said "large". You said "decent". Every homeowner owns a decent tract of land, upon which his home stands. And despite your trying to now provide rationalizations, your whole argument is bogus anyway. And not only did you not say in America: no, you stated "on Earth"!!!

There are still plenty of places in America where undeveloped property can be bought for relatively cheaply. But not if you have "champagagne tastes, but only a beer budget", and obviously that is the crux of your problem. And it is, exclusively, YOUR problem.

I don't know whether you fail on a or b, or both, but it is getting tiresome.

It certainly does get tiresome pointing out what someone thought they said as opposed to what they actually did say.

Do you really live exactly where & how you choose? Or do you, like most people, merely do the best you can given your limited resources? And manage to delude yourself into believing that it's what you really wanted?

Absolutely, I do. Again, it is apparent that you can't conceptualize of anyone being happy or satisfied with what they own. You think that everyone is as dissatisfied as you are, and your attitude is apparent, reinforced by your constant repetition of it.

In any case, you're not answering the question, and if you can't/won't answer it, why should you expect me to?

I just answered the question (again). Actually, I already DID answer it previously: "I managed to live where I choose through effort and planning, not by winning the lottery. Most Americans do, or have done so."

See? You forgot that I did - or, more likely you are being provocative by deliberately ignoring what I said and asking again.

It is you who refuses to accept the answer. It's not just "tiresome", it's impossible to engage you in meaningful discussion.

And again, who injected personal stuff by asking such questions? You, that's who. Typical self-delusion, to project your own faults on others.

You conveniently forget that every question I ask is in response to some odd statement you made.

Denial is more than a river in Egypt.