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Earnings grow 0.6% since 1960

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October 30, 2010 – Comments (1)

"Historically, earnings have only grown by a surprisingly low 1% a year in real, inflation-adjusted terms. Mr. Arnott tells me the average since 1900 is only about 1.2%, and in the last half century just 0.6%."

http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-retirement/article/111138/retirement-disaster-ahead?mod=fidelity-readytoretire&cat=fidelity_2010_getting_ready_to_retire

Could it have something to do with regulations, taxes, fiat currency?

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#1) On October 31, 2010 at 11:07 AM, OneLegged (< 20) wrote:

....or perhaps the not-so-new Global Economy?  Or perhaps the political capture of the government by the money-siphoning banking system?  Income taxes are very low when viewed historically.

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