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HughBeaumont

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3. They're still using the "appliance" fallacy.

Reply to Viking12 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 11:30 AM

Feb 2014

It's NECESSITIES (education, heath, transportation, housing, groceries, etc) that the American worker is getting absolutely thrashed on. Notice how Necessity costs are never mentioned at all in this article. Oh, so I guess if we can chill our food, we must not be in that bad a shape

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"The Myth Of Wage Stagnation" . .. is there NO LOW CNBC will not descend to? [View all] HughBeaumont Feb 2014 OP

Classic case of: "I don't like the answer, so I'm going to change the question" Viking12 Feb 2014 #1

They're still using the "appliance" fallacy. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #3

Hugh the answer to your question is a resounding NO madokie Feb 2014 #2

Well, one of the comments solves the mystery . . . HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #4

Some of his writings from his Alabama Site Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #5

They must be joking. surrealAmerican Feb 2014 #6

No. Igel Feb 2014 #9

........ daleanime Feb 2014 #7

He's getting utterly savaged in the comments section . . a surprise, considering it's CNBC. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #8

They won't ever do a story about how Wal-Mart, Target, and the rest... Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2014 #10

Failing the look out the window test. hay rick Feb 2014 #11

Troy has one of those Koch-purchased econ departments. QC Feb 2014 #12