Economic Snapshot: How Americans Are Maintaining a Rock-Bottom Cost of Living
Our unscientific poll.
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Good news, everyone! According to a recent Bloomberg article, the cost of living has fallen further than it has in 6 decades! Even Michael Moran, chief economist at Daiwa Securities (correct pronunciation of his last name not given) said, "Inflation is not an issue." |
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How Americans Are Maintaining a Rock-Bottom Cost of Living |
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Entrees at Chili's and KFC decrease food costs by preventing customers from wanting to eat for several days afterward
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Big-box retailers like Target and Wal-Mart carry clothing that can also be used for toilet paper and tourniquets |
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Child labor camps as far as the eye can see.
Incremental improvements on hardware and horrible AT&T service plans staves off a compulsory iPhone purchase for another year
| Historically low test scores help offset the fortune required to put a kid through a good college.
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E-books for Amazon's Kindle cost a fraction of the $17 the average American spends on books per year
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Between Zicam, Alpo, Mattel, and Airbus, class action suits become very profitable business
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