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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by bbcbasic on Monday June 29, 2015 @12:24AM (#9796400)
> In real terms adjusted by the price of coke, the median household income has fallen by 69%.

The price of a Coke isn't real terms though. Because at 5c it was artificially constrained as mentioned in the article.

More interesting would be the price of a house, or daily groceries (of equivalent quality) vs. salary.

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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by meric on Monday June 29, 2015 @12:38AM (#9796434)
This is an article about cola. :) It's a comparison for fun.
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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by bbcbasic on Monday June 29, 2015 @12:45AM (#9796449)
Ok. Funny :-)
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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by SilasX on Monday June 29, 2015 @01:44AM (#9796595)
Also, the comparison should probably be made with respect to the after-tax income.
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