U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015

Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by toomuchtodo on Friday May 29, 2015 @05:55PM (#9627733)

The cost of food continues to drop, but wages have also been stagnant since the 70's.

Housing vs wages: https://makewealthhistory.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/wages-...

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Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by nickff on Friday May 29, 2015 @06:04PM (#9627775)

That data is on house prices, not on cost of housing; do you have any long-term data on cost of housing?

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Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by toomuchtodo on Friday May 29, 2015 @06:19PM (#9627846)

Worldwide? Nationwide (US)? Major metros? What are we constraining to?

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Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by nickff on Friday May 29, 2015 @06:47PM (#9627985)

The parent was speaking to US nationwide policies and conditions, so nationwide US data would be most relevant, but I would appreciate any illuminating data, as it appears very hard to support the points I initially responded to.

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