Robert, Recent U.S inflation rates: 2004 2.68% 2003 2.27% 2002 1.59% 2001 2.83% 2000 3.38% Final data is not in yet for 2005 but it looks like it will run a little over 3% I haven't really felt inflation as an issue since Jimmy Carter was President and it sometimes hit close to 20%
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Schainbaum, Robert > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 11:37 PM > To: Billy Bob > Cc: 'nycwireless'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > There does seem to be a lot of inflation. As long as we're > going way off > topic, I'd like to see the Fed continue tightening for at > least another > year. Way too much inflation. > > Billy Bob wrote: > > >No... I'm not kidding. If you really believe that, then you live in > >LaLa land. > > > >Not only does our economy suck but so does our current state of our > >country as a whole. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jim Henry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:58 AM > >To: 'Billy Bob'; 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > >Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > >You're kidding, right? ;-) > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Billy Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:08 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > >>Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > >> > >> > >>"...we have the strongest economy in the world"... > >> > >>Where do you live?? > >> > >>Certainly not here. > >> > >>Bruce > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim > >>Henry > >>Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:20 PM > >>To: 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > >>Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > >> > >>OK, guess I should have read the article first:-). No > thanks to govt. > >>subsidized broadband. We already have too much of a > socialist load on > >>our economy. The fact that we have less socialism than most other > >>countries is probably the main reason that we have the strongest > >>economy in the world, > >>the envy of other nations. Just my two cents. > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>> > >>> > >>Behalf Of Dustin > >> > >> > >>>Goodwin > >>>Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:40 AM > >>>To: nycwireless > >>>Subject: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > >>> > >>> > >>>If you think you have a well developed theory on the why or > >>> > >>> > >>why not of > >> > >> > >>>the municipal broadband debate you must read this article. Some of > >>>the conclusions: The US is desperately behind in broaband > compared to > >>>the rest the world. As for existing US broadband.We are paying way > >>>too > >>> > >>> > >>much for way > >> > >> > >>>too little compared to the rest of the world. > >>>US monopolies are have bloated the price of broadband and slowed > >>>investment. Lack of Federal and State policy/programs/tax > >>>breaks/incentives are mostly to blame. > >>>As we learned during the electrification of the rural US free > >>>enterprise is not the best system for bringing real low > >>> > >>> > >>cost broadband > >> > >> > >>>to everyone. If your municipality really wants to be on the > >>> > >>> > >>broadband > >> > >> > >>>grid and your expecting help from private telcos... your screwed. > >>>Municipal broadband or the threat of municipal broadband has been > >>>shown to encourage private sector investment. Most places > including > >>>NYC should be shopping around for a municipal broadband > solution if > >>>they expect their businesses to compete on a global level. > >>>The US communication infrastructure is stagnating and the > >>> > >>> > >>fixes will > >> > >> > >>>come from a combination public policy *AND* private enterprise. > >>> > >>>*Let There Be Wi-Fi* > >>>Broadband is the electricity of the 21st century-and much > of America > >>>is being left in the dark. > >>>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0601.podesta.html > >>>-- > >>>NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >>>Un/Subscribe: > >>>http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >>>Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > >>>Date: 1/5/2006 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >>Un/Subscribe: > >>http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >>Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > >>Date: 1/5/2006 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >-- > >NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >Un/Subscribe: > >http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > > > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > Date: 1/5/2006 > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/