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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 2806181, member: 77814&quot;]&quot;safe harbor&quot; OR .. to limit one&#039;s exposure to losses.</p><p>Something that is close to the equivalent of cash which may (or may not) also rise with inflation.&nbsp; Which would make it, technically by that definition, safer than cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cash will always be $100 = $100.</p><p>Of course a loaf of bread may increase over time, or it may decrease over time.&nbsp; It all depends. I know I actually pay less for the high quality bread today then I did 15 years ago as it&#039;s more common amongst more bread makers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gasoline .. I think it may be lower depending upon the exact time frames we analyze.</p><p><br /></p><p>A car &amp; house is definitely more expensive today than in 2009, but 2007?</p><p>Basically Durable Goods can be more expensive today than in 2009.&nbsp; Of course if one shifted production from North Carolina to China then it may be lower cost .. assuming the shift wasn&#039;t made to increase profitability instead of lowering cost.&nbsp; Of course that shift will reduce local manufacturing jobs and the local distribution channel jobs which may have a cascading effect on local restaurant jobs etc in a microeconomic analysis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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