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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
So Wal Mart isnt selling food if not for food stamps?
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Sigh ... Sorry, refuse to have a discussion if this simplistic nonsense is your idea of debate.
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8% a year? That is your standard? Why pick 1996? Why not 1986 or 1976?
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Yes, 8% a year has been the historical 20th century stock market return if you invested and let it be without trying to time any markets. That's long gone. Of course, when I was young, savings accounts payed 5 1/4%.
That regular rate of return ended when Wall Street stopped being people investing capitalization in corporate American company growth and longevity, and became a gambling casino.