Superabundance

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Round salted cracker cookies in wooden bowl putting on linen and wooden background.
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Gale Pooley
July 9, 2024
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Ritz Abundance

Gale Pooley
July 9, 2024
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Joseph (Jake) Klein recently wrote a great article about Ritz Crackers. He notes that they were introduced in 1934 at a price of 19 cents for a one pound box. There are around 8.75 crackers per ounce so a 16-ounce box would yield around 140 of the tasty wafers. Ritz outsold every other cracker their first year on the market. Read More ›
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Woman holding strawberries
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Gale Pooley
May 8, 2024
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Strawberries In The U.S. Grew 2,755 Percent More Abundant Since 1960

Gale Pooley
May 8, 2024
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Researchers at UC Davis have documented the tremendous growth in yields for strawberries in California. Genetic gains from breeding and production advances increased yields by 2,755 percent from the early 1960s. The strawberry joins wheat, rice, and other staple crops of the Green Revolution. Read More ›
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Stack of money coins with retro alarm clock
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Gale Pooley
March 20, 2024
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The Good Old Days Were Really Expensive

Gale Pooley
March 20, 2024
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We buy things with money but pay for them with our time. Money prices are expressed in dollars and cents, while time prices are expressed in hours and minutes. A time price is simply the money price divided by hourly income. Read More ›
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Man walking on campus or university
Man walking on campus or university
Gale Pooley
January 17, 2024
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TVs Versus Degrees

Gale Pooley
January 17, 2024
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Government heavily subsidizes demand and restricts supply in higher education. We should not be surprised when this translates into much higher prices. Read More ›
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Lovely christmas tree with beautifuly packed presents boxes under it
Lovely christmas tree with beautifuly packed presents boxes under it
Gale Pooley
December 13, 2023
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The 12 Items of Christmas and Abundance

Gale Pooley
December 13, 2023
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Wage growth outpaced 11 of the 12 items reviewed. Read More ›
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Family praying holding hands at Thanksgiving table. Flat-lay of feasting peoples hands over Friendsgiving table with Autumn food, candles, roasted turkey and pumpkin pie over wooden table, top view
Family praying holding hands at Thanksgiving table. Flat-lay of feasting peoples hands over Friendsgiving table with Autumn food, candles, roasted turkey and pumpkin pie over wooden table, top view
Gale Pooley
November 20, 2023
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Thanksgiving will be 13 Percent More Abundant This Year

Gale Pooley
November 20, 2023
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Remember it’s not how expensive things are, it’s how affordable they are that counts. To measure affordability we must compare prices to wages. Read More ›
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the interior metal manufacturing the view from the top
the interior metal manufacturing the view from the top
George F. Will
July 19, 2023
5

George Will: Progressive Gloom Ignores a Marvelous Historical Economic Measure

George F. Will
July 19, 2023
5
In “Life After Capitalism,” George Gilder, citing Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley in the Cato Institute’s volume “Superabundance,” writes that “between 1980 and 2022, workers have been able to buy some 300 percent more goods and services with their hours and minutes.” The secret sauce is applied knowledge. Read More ›