[Thymeclock]

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Originally Posted by Thymeclock
If you ask any ordinary person what the term is for rising prices, they will say "inflation".

Oh, so now I'm to blame because the ordinary person has been misinformed? If we were discussing nuclear power, should I surrender to the "Omigawd, it's radioactive, we're all gonna die!" hysteria? Should I accept creationism or the "SUVs are safe" myths, because the ordinary person believes them?

No one mentioned "blame" but you. No one mentioned irrational myths but you. As usual, you will drag in exterraneous crap to try to change the subject, hoping your diversionary tactic will work. It doesn't.

Most ordinary people accept dictionary definitions. You don't. That's all there is to it.

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The government is in denial of it (by removing fuel and food from the inflation index) and you are also in denial.

Sorry, but still no. It's you who's in denial, and is trying to blame the government (and their secret masters on the Trilateral Commission, eh?) for something that's actually being caused by supply & demand.

To you every economic event is only caused by "supply and demand". You are a 'Johnny one note' who knows no other song. And again you try to drag in exterraneous crap that no one mentioned but you.

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

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Please, tell me where :-)

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It's not my job to tell you where. You knew where to find a real estate listing that purported to support your inane argument. Now you can go find other listings for properties that are more reasonably priced. But you will reject them all, because they won't meet your "standards". To you, everything is too expensive.

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Translation: He's not even going to look at the evidence, since his political opinions transcend such mundane things :-)

What I said needs no ad hominem "translation" from you. If you do your homework, you will find reasonably priced property. I refuse to do your research or your shopping for you.

But the real issue is that by your own admission, you want property given to you for FREE! Go see a realtor and tell him you want a beautiful "LARGE" tract of land (or even a small lot) but you don't want to pay anything for it. They will laugh you out of their office, as well they should.

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Now it all makes sense! [I]You are disappointed that there are virtually no pure Socialist countries left on Earth...

And now you've descended into utter irrationality. Like the US in the 19th century was by any stretch of the imagination a socialist country?

Your expectation of free land from a government is one that in modern times has been only implemented by Socialist / Communist regimes, with redistribution of property. Your attitude and expectation to be given free land was in fashion during the Russian revolution. If you want '40 acres and a mule' get into your time machine and go back to the Civil war if you want some free land in America. Land grants in America ended a long time ago. You are not only living in the past, you are a wannabe freeloader, living in your own self-created universe. Your attitude is one of disappointment that America has changed. Too bad you were born too late. Go cry in your beer.