"upright" economics

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 I wrote:
>>      sold for $1,000 in 1976.   I thought we were rich.  That was great
>> money!  Could I do it today?  No way.  not at 10 times the price.

And Carl replies:
>Actually, the conversion would be about four times the price if you base
>it on the CPI

   Greetings, 
   I was basing the comparison on what I would charge for the same work, if I 
were to do it today!  $10,000 would not be enough for me to take on a job 
like that. 
Regards,
Ed Foote